Explanatory note

This Order is made, as required by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48), in the year beginning 1st January 2006 and specifies the revaluation percentages for the purpose of the revaluation on or after 1st January 2007 of benefits under occupational pension schemes, as required by section 84 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Act.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has negligible impact on the costs of business, charities or the voluntary sector.