Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 31st July 2026 as the day on which the Pensions Regulator’s Code of Practice: Authorisation and supervision of collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes (“the Code”) comes into effect.
A copy of the Code can be obtained by post from the Pensions Regulator, Telecom House, 125-135 Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AF.
This Order also revokes the Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Authorisation and Supervision of Collective Defined Contribution Schemes) Appointed Day Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/855). This brought into effect the preceding code, the Pensions Regulator’s Code of Practice: Authorisation and supervision of collective defined contribution schemes, which is revoked with effect from 31st July 2026 by the Pensions Act 2004 (Codes of Practice) (Revocation) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/709).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.