FIRE-FIGHTERS PENSIONS SCHEMES – GOVERNMENT RESPONSE..................... 449 CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S LOCAL AUTHORITY PENSION REFORMS ............................................................................... 450 CIPP SURVEY ON THE CALL FOR EVIDENCE ABOUT THE FUTURE STRUCTURE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME .................................................. 450 The reformed Teachers’ Pension Scheme...................................................................... 451 Local Government Pension Scheme 2014 – government response to consultation ........ 451 Pooling arrangements for academies within the Local Government Pension Scheme .... 451 LGPS 2014 sees re-launch to scheme member website................................................. 451 Local Government Association - guidance update LGPS Regulations 2013 ................... 452 Amendments to the Local Government Association guidance - LGPS Regulations 2013 452 Consultation on the regulations to introduce a new firefighters’ pension scheme from April 2015 ....................................................................................................................... 453 Local Government Association – guidance update LGPS Regulations 2013 .................. 453 Further revisions to LGPS guides ................................................................................... 453 LGPS Regulations – guidance now includes a new Survivor Benefits guide ................... 454 LGA publish Version 2.5 of guidance to LGPS regulations ............................................. 454 LGPS HR and Payroll guides.......................................................................................... 454 NEST (National Employment Savings Trust) .................................................................. 455 WORK AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE – NEST RESTRICTIONS NEED LIFTING......... 455 NEST INTRODUCES NEW EMPLOYER PAGES TO WEBSITE.................................... 456 NEST CONSUMER VIDEO ............................................................................................ 456 AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT - GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ACTION TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS TO NEST............................................................................................. 456 Automatic enrolment: What workers want to know.......................................................... 457 NEST reveals employers' dos and don'ts after one year of automatic enrolment ............ 458 NEST research shows 2014 stagers face fundamental challenges in getting automatic enrolment right................................................................................................................ 461 Preparing for automatic enrolment with NEST ................................................................ 462 State Pension.................................................................................................................... 463 DWP: CHANGES TO STATE PENSION AGE ................................................................ 463 SINGLE TIER PENSION – LAUNCH BROUGHT FORWARD TO 2016 ......................... 464 WORK AND PENSIONS SELECT COMMITTEE ISSUES REPORT .............................. 465 MULTIPLE JOBS ALL PAYING BELOW THE LEL – NO LONGER A PROBLEM FOR THE SINGLE TIER PENSION ........................................................................................ 465 DWP NATIONAL INSURANCE CREDITS AND THE SINGLE TIER PENSIONS PAPER466 State Pension age rise to be brought forward ................................................................. 466 State Pension age framework ......................................................................................... 467 Powers, Deterrents and Safeguards.............................................................. 467 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)............................................................................. 467 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES AND INDIVIDUALS......................................................................................................... 467 Alternative Dispute Resolution for SMEs and individuals ................................................ 468 Alternative Dispute Resolution pilot for large and complex cases ................................... 468 Compliance ....................................................................................................................... 469 IF YOU ARE A TAX CHEAT – THERE IS NO SAFE HAVEN - SAY HMRC ................... 469 Business Record Checks................................................................................................. 469 BUSINESS RECORD CHECKS RE-LAUNCH................................................................ 470 FRESH APPROACH TO BUSINESS RECORD CHECKS.............................................. 470 HMRC develops a new approach to Business Records Checks ..................................... 471 HMRC amend guidance on Business Records Checks .................................................. 472 Single Compliance Process............................................................................................. 473 SINGLE COMPLIANCE PROCESS – UPDATE FOR TAX AGENTS.............................. 473 Tax Avoidance & Evasion ................................................................................................ 473 HMRC BRIEFING ON TACKLING TAX AVOIDANCE .................................................... 473 NEW GUIDANCE ISSUED – GAAR ............................................................................... 473 DISCLOSURE OF TAX AVOIDANCE SCHEMES: DRAFT REGULATIONS PUBLISHED ................................................................................................................... 474 RAISING THE STAKES ON TAX AVOIDANCE – CONSULTATION .............................. 474
CIPP Policy News Journal
16/04/2014, Page 18 of 519
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