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Postal Services Act 2011

Commentary on Sections

Part 2: Royal Mail Pension Plan

Supplementary provisions

Section 24: Information

127.Subsection (1) enables the Secretary of State to make provision, by order, requiring prescribed persons to disclose information required by the Secretary of State for any purpose under Part 2 of the Act.

128.Subsection (2) ensures that information relating to pensions or other benefits under the Royal Mail Pension Plan (“RMPP or the new public scheme may be shared among the relevant persons defined in subsection (3), which includes the Secretary of State, the administrators of the new public scheme, the Trustee of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (“RMPP and any of the Trustee's administrators, and the employer of qualifying members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (“RMPP.

129.Subsection (4) ensures that the information sharing arrangements also apply to any section of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (“RMPP that is constituted as a separate pension scheme, where that separate scheme consists of or includes persons who are qualifying members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (“RMPP.

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