Consultation Responses

Please find below links to Association responses to consultations conducted by Government Departments and other bodies. Providing input and comment on public policy and topical issues is one of the principal roles of the Association. These responses to a wide range of government departments, regulatory and other bodies are archived below in date order:

ACA further evidence to Work & Pensions Select Committee Inquiry on LDI

The Association has provided further evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee Inquiry on LDI. A copy of the evidence is as below: more »»

The Association has provided further evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee Inquiry on LDI. A copy of the evidence is as below:

20th January 2023 David Robertson

Response to HMRC consultation on pension statistics

Our Pensions Taxation Committee has responsed to HMRC consultation on pension statistics: more »»

Our Pensions Taxation Committee has responsed to HMRC consultation on pension statistics:

19th January 20236th February 2023 David Robertson

Follow-up to consultation response: draft tax regulations relating to the McCloud Remedy

Follow-up letter on consultation response on draft tax regulations relating to the McCloud Remedy… more »»

Follow-up letter on consultation response on draft tax regulations relating to the McCloud Remedy…

7th January 2023 David Robertson

ACA response to draft tax regulations relating to the McCloud Remedy

Here is our response to the technical consultation on draft legislation published (with some accompanying draft guidance) on 24 November 2022: more »»

Here is our response to the technical consultation on draft legislation published (with some accompanying draft guidance) on 24 November 2022:

15th November 2022 David Robertson

ACA evidence to Work & Pensions Select Committee on LDI Inquiry

We have submitted written evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee Inquiry on LDI ahead of ACA Chair, Steven Taylor, giving oral evidence on 23 November 2022: more »»

We have submitted written evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee Inquiry on LDI ahead of ACA Chair, Steven Taylor, giving oral evidence on 23 November 2022:

10th November 2022 David Robertson

ACA response to PPF Full Levy Consultation 2023/24

See below the response we made to this consultation: more »»

See below the response we made to this consultation:

10th November 2022 David Robertson

Response to Broadening the investment opportunities of DC pension schemes

We remain supportive of broadening the investment opportunities for DC schemes, and broadly speaking we believe the draft regulations and guidance meet the policy intent. From a practical perspective, we see no issues (other than trustee time and cost) with Read More ... more »»

24th October 2022 David Robertson

Response to IFoA consultation on Regulatory Framework for CDC schemes

Our Professional Affairs Committee has responded to IFoA proposals for changes to the Regulatory Framework to reflect CDC Pension Schemes Consultation Paper – July 2022. See below: more »»

Our Professional Affairs Committee has responded to IFoA proposals for changes to the Regulatory Framework to reflect CDC Pension Schemes Consultation Paper – July 2022. See below:

12th October 202213th October 2022 David Robertson

ACA responds to DWP draft Funding & Investment Strategy Regulations

We welcome the objective behind the regulations, but we have significant concerns that the proposed legislation is insufficiently flexible and reduces the ‘scheme specific’ element of the current funding regime – replacing it with an industry standard approach, only permitting Read More ... more »»