The Pensions Regulator — General Code of Practice
The consolidated code: effective system of governance and own risk assessment for occupational schemes.
- Issued by
- The Pensions Regulator
- Applies in
- United Kingdom
- Edition
- in force 28 March 2024
- Area
- Pensions
What an assessor reads first.
The headline requirements in Amoreg’s catalogue, in the issuer’s own numbering where it has one. They are where a review starts, not a transcription of the text.
- ESOGEffective system of governanceGovernance
- ORAOwn risk assessmentRisk
- ADMAdministration, record keeping and ITOperations
- INVInvestment governanceInvestment
- MEMCommunications and member disclosureMembers
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the The Pensions Regulator — General Code of Practice and add The Pensions Regulator’s pages as a monitor of your own. Every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Inspector reads your policies against these 5 requirements every week and opens a finding wherever one falls short, citing the rule and drafting the fix. A person decides what is applied.
Each week
- Read The Pensions Regulator’s pages
- Check the library against 5 requirements
- Open findings with drafted fixes
- Wait for a person to decide
Policy does not yet set out: effective system of governance
- Rule
- The Pensions Regulator — General Code of Practice, ESOG
- Area
- Governance
- Proposed by
- Inspector
- Decided by
- A named person, once reviewed
The same ground, elsewhere.
- Guernsey Pension Licensees Rules and GuidanceConduct and governance rules for pension scheme and gratuity scheme licensees.Guernsey · 4 controls
- IORP II DirectiveGovernance, risk management and member information for occupational pension institutions.European Union · 4 controls
- DOL Fiduciary Rule, PTE 2020-02 & ERISA Investment AdviceWhen advice to ERISA plans and IRAs, including rollover recommendations, is fiduciary advice, and the PTE 2020-02 conditions for receiving conflicted compensation.United States · 7 controls
Also in United Kingdom
- UK Money Laundering Regulations 2017The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.United Kingdom · 8 controls
- JMLSG GuidanceHM Treasury-approved guidance the courts must consider — the practical standard for UK financial sector AML.United Kingdom · 6 controls
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Part 7)The money laundering offences, the regulated-sector duty to report, and the DAML consent regime.United Kingdom · 4 controls
- UK Sanctions Regime (SAMLA 2018 / OFSI)The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 regulations and OFSI reporting, licensing and enforcement expectations.United Kingdom · 5 controls
- Legal Sector Affinity Group AML GuidanceHM Treasury-approved guidance for law firms and independent legal professionals under the MLR 2017.United Kingdom · 5 controls
- CCAB AML Guidance for the Accountancy SectorAMLGAS — the approved guidance for accountants, auditors, tax advisers and insolvency practitioners.United Kingdom · 5 controls
Questions
Does Amoreg watch for changes to the The Pensions Regulator — General Code of Practice?
Enable it and add the issuer’s pages as a monitor of your own. Every publication the Monitor records keeps its source, stage and date.
Can Amoreg check our policies against the The Pensions Regulator — General Code of Practice?
Yes. Inspector reads your library against its requirements every week and opens a finding, with the rule it cites and a proposed fix, wherever a policy falls short. A person decides what is applied.
Which edition does Amoreg use?
The catalogue records in force 28 March 2024. Editions were last verified in August 2026, and the Monitor records new publications as they appear.