Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision in relation to orders made for ancillary relief in proceedings for divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage, so far as those orders relate to the pension rights of a party to the marriage. In particular, they provide for:
the valuation of pension rights by the court;
notices of change of circumstances to be provided by the pension scheme to the party without pension rights, or by that party to the scheme;
information concerning the value of pension rights to be provided by the pension scheme to its member; and
the recovery by the pension scheme of the costs of complying with these Regulations.
A compliance cost assessment has been prepared and is available from:
Family Policy Division
Lord Chancellor’s Department
5th Floor
Selborne House
54-60 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6QW.