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Pensions Bill — a Bill to make provision relating to pensions and financial planning for retirement and provision relating to entitlement to bereavement payments, and for connected purposes
Author(s)	Andrew Smith, Tony Blair, John Prescott
Publisher	TSO, London, 10 February 2004
Pages	- xiv, 235 pp (HC Bill 57 session 2003/04)
Source	TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN.
Keywords	Private pensions ; Pensions ; Statutes.
Annotation	This Government Bill establishes two new non-departmental public bodies (NDPB): the Pensions Regulator (to replace Opra); and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), to provide compensation for members of defined benefit (normally final salary) and hybrid occupational pensions schemes in the event of a scheme's sponsoring employer going insolvent. The other five parts of the Bill cover: scheme funding; planning for retirement; personal and occupational schemes - miscellaneous provisions; state pensions; and miscellaneous and supplementary matters. The Bill, when enacted, extends to England, Scotland and Wales; some provisions also extend to Northern Ireland. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040609201 B
Classmark	JK: JJ: 6P
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