Pension Legislation
| Pensions Reform 2010 Onwards | The Pensions Act 2008 | Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009 | Work Pensions Regulations | Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 |
Pensions Reform 2010 Onwards
In July 2007 The Pensions Act legislated for the reforms to the State Pension system set out in "Security in Retirement: towards a new pensions system". The Act also created the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority to advise on the introduction of a new, simple, low cost pensions savings vehicle.Pensions Act 2008
The Pensions Act 2008 puts into law the reforms to the private Pension system set out in the White Paper, Personal Accounts: a new way to save published in December 2006. These reforms build upon the Pensions Act 2007 and are aimed at enabling and encouraging more people to build up a private Pension income to supplement the money received from their basic State Pension.Work Pensions Regulations
The Pensions Regulator produces guidance to help improve understanding of work-based Pension schemes and to promote good practice. We aim to help trustees, employers and others understand what the law requires. We also produce guidance to describe our approach on a particular matter or to explain changes in the law.Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 22nd January 2009 and received Royal Assent on 25 February 2009.An Act of the Scottish Parliament to set out rules to govern the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme; to provide for the payment of resettlement grants to individuals when they stop being members of the Scottish Parliament or holding certain offices; and for connected purposes.
