Part 4 U.K. Financial planning for retirement

[F1 Pensions dashboards U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 238A-238C and cross-heading inserted (11.2.2021 for specified purposes, 14.10.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Pension Schemes Act 2021 (c. 1), ss. 118(2), 131(1)(3)(a); S.I. 2022/1044, reg. 2(a)

238C Sections 238A and 238B: interpretation U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purposes of sections 238A and 238B.

(2) A reference to state pension information, in relation to an individual, is a reference to the information about that individual specified in—

(a) section 42(7) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, or

(b) section 38(7) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000.

(3) A reference to the Money and Pensions Service includes a reference to a person with whom arrangements are made under section 5(1), (2) or (3) of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018.

(4) In sections 238A and 238B—

• “additional retirement pension” means—

  (a)

  any additional pension or shared additional pension under—

  (i)

  the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or

  (ii)

  the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, or

  (b)

  any graduated retirement benefit under—

  (i)

  sections 36 and 37 of the National Insurance Act 1965, or

  (ii)

  sections 35 and 36 of the National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966;

• “basic retirement pension” means any basic pension under—

  (a)

  the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or

  (b)

  the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

• “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);

• “electronic communications service” has the meaning given by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003;

• “personal data” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);

• “state pension” means any state pension under—

  (a)

  Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014, or

  (b)

  Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.]