The Pensions Act 2007 (c 22) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It incorporated the main findings of the all-party Pensions Commission in 2006 as set out in the white paper Security in retirement: towards a new pension system[2] published in May 2006.
Long title | An Act to make provision about pensions and other benefits payable to persons in connection with bereavement or by reference to pensionable age; to make provision about the establishment and functions of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority; and for connected purposes. |
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Citation | 2007 c 22 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 26 July 2007 |
History of passage through Parliament | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The key provisions were:[3]
Modifications to this were made in the Pensions Act 2008.