Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.
There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.
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PE 01 TUC PE 02 Fidelity International PE 03 Which? PE 04 AIFA PE 05 AEGON PE 06 IMA PE 07 NAPF PE 08 Equality and Human Rights Commission PE 09 Help the Aged PE 10 EEF PE 11 ABI PE 12 Age...
Thursday 17 January 2007
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PE 17 CBI PE 18 Unite
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Jobholders
Continuity of scheme membership
Automatic enrolment
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Automatic enrolment
Postponement of automatic enrolment
Automatic re-enrolment
Jobholder’s right to opt in
Jobholder’s right to opt out
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PE 20 Royal London Group
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I beg to move amendment No. 136, in clause 9, page 5, line 10, after ‘Regulator’, insert ‘or HM Revenue and Customs’.
Introduction of employers’ duties
Qualifying earnings
Review of qualifying earnings band
Pay reference period
Qualifying earnings
Automatic enrolment schemes
Occupational pension schemes
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Quality requirement: UK money purchase schemes
Test scheme standard
Quality requirement: personal pension schemes
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Miscellaneous
Deduction of Contributions
Effect of Failure to Comply
Compliance notices
Calculation and payment of contributions
Fixed penalty notices
Review of notices
References to the Pensions Regulator Tribunal
Offences of failing to comply
Requirement to keep records
Powers to require information and to enter premises
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PE 21 Pensions Action Group PE 22 Dave Baker PE 23 Which? PE 23A Which? PE 23B Which? PE 23C Which?
Disclosure of information by Revenue and Customs
Information for private pensions policy and retirement planning
Objectives of the Regulator
Restrictions on agreements to limit operation of this Part
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Power to provide for a pension scheme
Scheme orders: general
Consultation of members and employers
Contribution limits
Procedure for rules
Trustee corporation
The trustee corporation
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The trustee corporation
Functions
Functions
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Principles
Directions and guidance
Finance
Winding up of the authority
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Stakeholder pension schemes
”Employee”, “worker” and related expressions
Crown employment
House of Lords staff
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Exception for reserve and volunteer forces
Interpretation of Part
Abolition of safeguarded rights
Revaluation of accrued benefits etc.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
State Pension Credit: Extension of Assessed Income Period For Those Aged 75 or Over
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Scope of mechanism
Interpretation
Activation of pension compensation sharing
Creation of pension compensation debits and credits
Reduction of compensation
Time for discharge of liability
“Implementation period”
Discharge of liability
Charges in respect of pension compensation sharing costs
Supply of information about pension compensation in relation to divorce etc
Pension compensation sharing and attachment on divorce etc
Pension sharing: power of Court of Session to extend time limits
Interest on late payment of levies
Intervention by Regulator where scheme’s technical provisions improperly determined
Exclusion of transfers out in certain cases
Polish resettlement act 1947: effect of residence in poland
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Repeals
Commencement
Workers without qualifying earnings ‘(1) This section applies to a worker— (a) to whom paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 1(1) apply (working in Great Britain and aged between 16 and...
Transitional periods for money purchase and personal pension schemes ‘(1) During the first transitional period for money purchase and personal pension schemes— (a) sections 18(1)(b)...
Transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes ‘(1) Subsection (3) applies if, in relation to a person who on the employer’s first enrolment date is a jobholder to whom...
Disclosure of tax information etc ‘(1) In the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35) for section 88 (tax information) substitute— “88 Tax information etc (1) This section applies to...
Employment Appeal Tribunal In section 21(1) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (jurisdiction of appeal tribunal) after paragraph (gc) insert— “(gd) the Pensions Act...
Financial assistance scheme ‘(1) Subsection (2) of section 286 of the Pensions Act 2004 (financial assistance scheme for members of certain pension schemes) is amended as follows. (2) In...
Appointment of trustees ‘(1) In section 7 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) (appointment of trustees), in subsection (3)— (a) for “necessary”, in the first place where it...
Prohibited recruitment conduct ‘(1) An employer contravenes this section if any statement made or question asked by or on behalf of the employer for the purposes of recruitment indicates...
Compliance notices ‘(1) The Pensions Regulator (referred to in this Chapter as the “Regulator”) may issue a compliance notice to an employer if the Regulator is of the opinion...
Penalty notices ‘(1) The Regulator may issue a penalty notice to an employer if the Regulator is of the opinion that the employer— (a) has contravened section [Prohibited recruitment...
Review of notices and references to Pensions Regulator Tribunal ‘(1) Section 35 (review of notices) also applies to a compliance notice issued under section [Compliance notices] and to a...
Restoring link with earnings ‘Before the coming into force of this Act, the Secretary of State shall announce to Parliament his intention as to the timing of the implementation of Section 5...
Transitional assistance ‘Before implementing Part 1 of this Act, the Secretary of State shall publish his proposals to provide transitional assistance to small employers in implementing the...
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Provision for conditional indexation ‘(1) Schedule [Provision for conditionally indexed arrangements etc] which— (a) amends section 84 and Schedule 3 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993...
Role of the Information Commissioner ‘(1) The Information Commissioner shall have full jurisdiction over the workings of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority and the Pensions Regulator....
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Role of the Information Commissioner ‘(1) The Information Commissioner shall have full jurisdiction over the workings of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority and the Pensions Regulator....
Terminally ill claimants and the Pension Protection Fund ‘(1) Where the Board is satisfied that a qualifying member is “terminally ill”, that member, regardless of whether they...
Defined benefit schemes: amendment of rules ‘The Secretary of State shall lay regulations prescribing circumstances in which a statutory override can be applied that enables scheme rules to...
Personal account sharing on divorce ‘(1) Any sum may be transferred from one personal account into another personal account when— (a) a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership...
Open market option as the default for the annuitisation of personal accounts ‘(1) An annuity bought with funds saved through the scheme established under section 50 or a qualifying scheme...
Financial Assistance Scheme to cover certain pension schemes ‘The Financial Assistance Scheme shall cover those pension schemes which have registered with the Department for Work and...
‘Pension compensation on divorce etc: Scotland 1 The Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37) is amended as follows. 2 In section 8 (orders for financial provision)— (a) in subsection...
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