Useful links

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

https://eiopa.europa.eu/
Composed of high level representatives from the insurance and occupational pensions supervisory authorities of the European Union's Member States

Companies House

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Information on all companies registered in the UK

Department for Work and Pensions

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/
Responsible for developing UK pensions policy and the law governing UK pension schemes

Financial Assistance Scheme

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/other-specialists/financial-assistance-scheme/
Offers help to some people who have lost out on their pension

Financial Reporting Council

http://www.frc.org.uk/
Regulates corporate governance and reporting

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

http://www.fca.org.uk
Responsible for regulation of conduct in retail, as well as wholesale, financial markets and the infrastructure that supports those markets. Also responsible for the regulation of firms that do not fall under the Prudential Regulation Authority’s scope.

Financial Services Authority (FSA)

http://www.fsa.gov.uk/
Regulates financial services in the UK (succeeded by the the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority on 1 April 2013)

Government Actuary's Department

http://www.gad.gov.uk/
Provides pensions consultancy services to many UK public service schemes and to a number of funded pension schemes

Gov.uk

http://www.gov.uk
Find government services and information

Gov.uk: Find a lost pension

https://www.gov.uk/find-lost-pension
The Pension Tracing Service online can help people who have lost track of their pension scheme

Gov.uk: State Pension

https://www.gov.uk/browse/working/state-pension
Calculating state pension, eligibility, claiming and deferring

Gov.uk: Workplace and personal pensions

https://www.gov.uk/browse/working/workplace-personal-pensions
Automatic enrolment, lost pensions and planning for retirement

Gov.uk: Workplace pensions - employers obligations

https://www.gov.uk/workplace-pensions-employers
What employers have to do, automatic enrolment and stakeholder pensions

HM Revenue & Customs

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk
All new pension schemes must first be registered with HMRC before registering with The Pensions Regulator

HM Revenue & Customs: Pension schemes services

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/pensionschemes/
Sets out how to comply with tax obligations in relation to pension schemes and how to use our online service - Pension Schemes Online

HM Treasury

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
The UK's economic and finance ministry

Money Advice Service

http://yourmoney.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/hubs/home_pensions.html
Plain English explanation of the benefits of using a pension to save for retirement and what type of pensions are available

Pension Protection Fund

http://www.ppf.gov.uk
Provides compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes where the sponsoring employer becomes insolvent and the scheme is underfunded

The Pensions Advisory Service

http://www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/
Provides free help and advice to people with queries about their occupational, personal or stakeholder pensions

Pensions Act 2004, 2007, 2008

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
Pensions legislation

Pensions Ombudsman

http://www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk/
Deals with complaints about the running of pension schemes that have not been resolved by the scheme's own complaints procedure or by the Pensions Advisory Service

Trustee toolkit

http://www.trusteetoolkit.com
Free e-learning programme providing an overview of the trustee role