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Automatic enrolment: technical changes
This is a consultation on proposed technical changes intended to simplify the automatic enrolment process and reduce burdens on employers.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
This consultation seeks views on proposals to introduce:
- simpler processes for the re-declaration of compliance and for employers to bring their staging date forward
- further exceptions to employer duties in certain circumstances
The consultation is aimed at:
- employers
- trade unions
- employee representatives
- pension industry professionals, including scheme administrators, payroll administrators, accountants, payroll bureaux, independent financial advisers and employee benefit consultants
Documents
Technical changes to automatic enrolment: consultation on draft regulations (Jan 2016)application/pdfDraft regulations: The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016application/pdfGovernment response to the consultation on regulations to simplify automatic enrolment processes and reduce burdens on employersapplication/pdf