Our strategies and policies relating to regulation, supervision, compliance and enforcement.
Automatic enrolment compliance and enforcement
If employers fail to comply, we have various powers available to us, such as issuing a compliance or penalty notice. Employers can ask for a review of these notices.
For more information go to appealing an enforcement notice.
Defined benefit schemes
Defined benefit regulatory strategy
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170KB
, 13 pages
Sets our our approach to regulating trust-based defined benefit (DB) occupational pension schemes
Defined benefit funding regulatory and enforcement policy
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270KB
, 34 pages
Our approach to regulating the statutory funding requirements as set out by, and under, Part 3 of the Pensions Act 2004 for trust-based DB occupational pension schemes.
Defined contribution schemes
DC compliance and enforcement policy
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240KB
, 20 pages
In relation to occupational defined contribution trust-based pension schemes.
Master trust schemes
Master trust schemes supervision and enforcement policy
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223KB
, 23 pages
Sets out our supervision and enforcement approach for master trusts once they are authorised.
Public service pension schemes
Public service pension schemes regulatory strategy
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166KB
, 13 pages
Regulating governance and administration in public service pension schemes.
Public service pension schemes compliance and enforcement policy
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249KB
, 23 pages
Describes our expectations for compliance with relevant legal requirements and how we will proceed in cases of non-compliance, including when we may use our enforcement powers.
Prosecution and penalties
Criminal offences policy
Our approach to the investigation and prosecution of the criminal offences in sections 58A and 58B of the Pensions Act 2004
Settlement policy
Our approach for negotiation and concluding settlements of our regulatory or civil enforcement action.
Monetary penalties policy
How we use our powers to impose monetary penalties.