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| Clause 51, page 25, line 15, leave out subsection (5). |
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| Clause 52, page 25, line 26, leave out ‘by order under section 50, or’. |
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| Clause 52, page 25, line 28, after ‘panel’, insert ‘and employers’ panel’.
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| | The purpose of this amendment is to provide the employers’s panel with the functions of appointing |
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| | members of the trustee corporation as well as the consumer panel. |
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| Clause 53, page 25, line 34, at end insert ‘save that the employers’ contribution |
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| | Clause 53, page 25, line 34, at end add ‘of £3,600’. |
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| | See Member’s explanatory statement for Amendment 77. |
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| | Clause 53, page 25, line 34, at end add— |
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| | ‘(1A) | The Secretary of State must in each tax year from 2005 determine whether the |
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| | amount in section (1) has maintained its value. |
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| | (1B) | If the average earnings index (including bonuses) for the whole economy for |
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| | September of a year is higher than the index for the previous September, the |
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| | Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable make an order in relation to the |
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| | amount in section (1), increasing the amount, if the new index is higher, by the |
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| | same percentage as the amount of the increase of the index.’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | The purpose of this Amendment is to ensure that there is an annual contribution limit of £3,600, |
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| | uprated for inflation, as was stated by the Government in its response to the Personal Accounts |
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| Clause 53, page 26, line 1, leave out subsection (3) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | There shall be an absolute prohibition on transfers between the pension scheme |
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| | established under section 50 and other pension or savings schemes, and jobholder |
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| | contributions shall be limited to £3,600 in any one year.’. |
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| Clause 53, page 26, line 1, leave out subsection (3). |
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| Clause 53, page 26, line 6, leave out subsection (5). |
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| Clause 55, page 26, line 19, leave out ‘have regard to’ and insert ‘take account of’. |
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| Clause 57, page 27, line 12, leave out subsection (3). |
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| Clause 61, page 28, line 29, at end add— |
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| | ‘(3A) | The authority must within 12 months of the passing of this Act, and at such other |
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| | time as the Secretary of State directs, publish a report analysing the potential |
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| | impact on the financial position of a scheme under section 50(1) of different rates |
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| | associated with different outcomes. |
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| | (3B) | In preparing the report under subsection (3A) the Authority must have regard to |
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| | such independent actuarial advice as it considers appropriate.’. |
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| | This amendment highlights issues surrounding the financial management of personal accounts by |
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| | seeking to place a duty on PADA to publish a report which examines issues such as public subsidy |
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| | in detail and sets out how it will manage different scenarios for take-up, persistency and contribu |
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| Clause 62, page 29, line 5, after ‘in’, insert ‘existing’. |
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| | The purpose of this amendment is to counter any adverse affect that Personal Accounts may have |
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| | on existing good quality pension schemes. |
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| Clause 62, page 29, line 9, after ‘on’, insert ‘existing’. |
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| | See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 66. |
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| Schedule 1, page 49, line 11, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(c) | the appointment of any member of the corporation shall be approved by |
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| | the Work and Pensions Committee of the House of Commons.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 49, line 14, at end insert ‘of which at least three members shall be |
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| Schedule 1, page 50, line 2, after ‘financial’, insert ‘, political.’ |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 8, leave out ‘four’ and insert ‘three’.’ |
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| Schedule 1, page 51, line 19, leave out ‘the Secretary of State may determine’ and |
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| Schedule 1, page 54, line 42, leave out ‘and’ and insert— |
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| | ‘(aa) | an analysis of the potential impact on the financial position of the trustee |
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| | corporation of different levels of— |
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| | financial risks associated with different outcomes; and’. |
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| | The purpose of this amendment is to place a duty on PADA to incorporate in its annual report as |
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| | a trustee corporation a report relating to the financial position of the corporation, addressing is |
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| | sues such as take-up, persistency and contributions. |
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| Schedule 1, page 55, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | In preparing the report, the Trustee Coporation must have regard to such |
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| | independent actuarial advice as it considers appropriate.’. |
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| | See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 68. |
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| Schedule 1, page 55, line 10, leave out ‘grants’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 55, line 11, leave out from ‘which’ to end of line 12 and insert |
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| ‘shall include conditions about repayment and interest at commercial rates.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 55, line 13, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘is required to make.’ |
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| Schedule 1, page 55, line 33, leave out ‘must’ to end of line 34 and insert ‘publish |
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| and lay before Parliament a copy of the statement and report sent under sub-paragraph |
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| (5)(b) on the first working day following receipt.’. |
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| Clause 58, page 27, line 26, leave out paragraph (b). |
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| Clause 58, page 27, line 28, leave out subsection (4). |
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| Clause 61, page 28, line 23, leave out paragraph (b). |
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| Clause 61, page 28, line 36, leave out paragraph (b). |
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| Clause 61, page 28, line 37, leave out subsection (7). |
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| Clause 62, page 29, line 2, leave out ‘have regard to’ and insert ‘at all times comply |
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| Clause 62, page 29, line 5, leave out ‘qualifying’ and insert ‘occupational and |
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| Clause 62, page 29, line 6, at end insert ‘, and the Authority shall at no time seek to |
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| provide financial products beyond the scope of personal accounts;’. |
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| Clause 62, page 29, line 9, leave out ‘qualifying’ and insert ‘occupational and |
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| Clause 62, page 29, line 11, at end insert ‘, and in particular the Authority shall |
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| seek to optimise levels of participation and contribution among the target group, |
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| especially those on low incomes and who are not currently saving at all, or enough, for |
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