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Value for money scope flowchart transcript

This is a text description of the value for money scope flowchart.

1. Is the scheme?

  • a relevant small scheme (RSS)
  • an executive pension scheme (EPS)
  • a collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme

Yes – exempt
No – go to 2

2. Do any of the following apply?

  • The scheme has been operating for less than one calendar year.
  • The scheme has formally commenced wind up.

Yes – exempt
No – go to 3

3. To determine whether an individual arrangement is in scope, is it an additional voluntary contribution (AVC) arrangement?

Yes – exempt
No – go to 4

4. Does it have?

  • at least 1,000 members in accumulation
  • fewer than 1,000 members in accumulation – but is either the only arrangement within the scheme or the largest arrangement within the scheme

No – out of scope
Yes – go to 5 

5. Is the arrangement a default arrangement?

An arrangement which is, or has been, used to comply with automatic enrolment requirements.

No – go to 7
Yes – go to 6

6. Is the arrangement?

  • a scheme designed (non-bespoke) master trust default arrangement
  • a default arrangement with at least 50,000 members within a single employer trust

Yes – In scope, you will need to provide metric data and carry out an assessment in 2028 and all subsequent years.
No – go to 12

7. Is the arrangement within a single employer trust scheme?

No – go to 9
Yes – go to 8

8. Is it a legacy (quasi-default) arrangement?

A pre-automatic enrolment arrangement which is used by at least 80% of members (both active and deferred).

No – out of scope
Yes – go to 12

9. Is the arrangement a multi-employer legacy (quasi-default) arrangement?

A pre-automatic enrolment arrangement which is used by at least 80% of members from at least one employer who has at least 50 employees (current or former) in the scheme.

Yes – go to 12
No – go to 10

10. Is the arrangement a multi-employer legacy arrangement with unlinked members?

No – out of scope
Yes – go to 11

11. Is the number of unlinked members in the arrangement at least 50 and greater than the average across the scheme?

No – out of scope
Yes – go to 12

12. In scope

In 2028 you only need to provide metric data, but from 2029 onwards you will need to provide metric data and carry out an assessment.

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