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Pensions: Legislation Programme Spring/Summer 2017

January 19, 2017

Bill

Purpose

Status

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill

To amalgamate the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Ombudsman and to amend, update and restate the existing legislation to form one office dealing with pensions and financial services complaints.

Pre-legislative scrutiny took place on 27 October 2016

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill

To provide a legal basis within the social welfare code for policy, administrative and operational changes and to provide for amendments to the Pensions Act.

Heads of bill expected February 2017, pre-legislative scrutiny March 2017