Part 4: Pensions Dashboards Section 119: Information from occupational pension schemes 238E Information from occupational pension schemes: further provision
Subsection (1) provides that regulations under 238D(1) may make provision about the way pensions information is provided, which may include the use of intermediaries, for example, parties providing elements of the infrastructure such as the pension finder service under contractual arrangement with the Money and Pension Service. Subsection (1) also enables regulations to set out the arrangements that the scheme trustees or managers must make to deal with requests for information about pensions.
	Subsection (2) makes it clear that regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, impose requirements on the trustees or managers concerning the use of electronic communications networks, facilities or services. This is designed to support qualifying pensions dashboard services and the pensions dashboard service provided by the Money and Pensions Service. The scheme trustees or managers may also be required to provide assistance or to participate in arrangements for establishing, maintaining and managing such facilities and services as enable a pensions dashboard service to function.
	Subsection (3) clarifies that the facilities or services outlined in subsection (2)(b) may include facilities or services designed for transmitting or authenticating information and for verifying a person’s identity. This is so that the pensions information provided in relation to the scheme is accurate and can be securely transmitted using a trusted electronic communications network.
	Subsection (4)(a) goes on to provide that the regulations under subsection (2)(b) may require the trustees or managers to comply with requirements as regards the use of facilities or services which may include compliance with standards, specifications or technical requirements as are published from time to time by the Secretary of State, the Money and Pensions Service or a person specified or described in the regulations. Subsection (4)(b) makes provision for the regulations to require that a person who is providing a facility or service used in connection with a pensions dashboard service must be approved by the Secretary of State, the Money and Pensions Service or a person specified or described in the regulations.
	Subsection (5) provides that regulations under subsection (2)(d) may, in particular, require the trustees or managers to co-operate, and co-ordinate activities, with the Money and Pensions Service or a person specified or described in the regulations, for example to enable the collection of management information to enable audit activity such as the response times.
	Subsections (6) and (7) make the same provision as respects the exercise of the regulation –making powers in section 238D(1) and processing of personal data as is found in section 238B.