Section 12 — Pensions Act 2004: Provision of information, education and assistance

Provision of information, education and assistance 12 1 The Regulator may provide such information, education and assistance as it considers appropriate to those involved in—

a the administration of work-based pension schemes, or b advising the trustees or managers in relation to such schemes as to their operation.

2 To the extent that it is not authorised to do so under subsection (1), the Regulator may also provide such information, education and assistance as it considers appropriate to—

a employers in relation to work-based pension schemes, b persons involved in advising such employers as to the operation of such schemes, or c persons upon whom duties are imposed by or by virtue of section 238 (information and advice to employees).

3 For the purposes of subsection (2), “ employers in relation to work-based pension schemes ” means, in the case of stakeholder pension schemes, the persons upon whom duties are imposed by or by virtue of section 3 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (duty of employers to facilitate access to stakeholder pension schemes).

4 In this section— “ assistance ” does not include financial assistance; “ stakeholder pension scheme ” and “ work-based pension scheme ” have the same meaning as in section 5 (Regulator’s objectives).