Resources for governance

Codes of practice

• Code of practice on internal controls    
• Code of practice on notifiable events
• Code of practice on reporting breaches of the law
• Code of practice on reporting late payment of contributions to occupational pension schemes
• Code of practice on trustee knowledge and understanding
• The DC code - Code of practice on governance and administration of occupational trust-based schemes providing DC benefits

Guidance 

• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign on good governance
• Guidance on internal controls
• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign on managing risk
• Guidance on the notifiable events framework
• Guidance on complying with the duty to report breaches of the law
• Guidance for trustees of DC occupational pension schemes regarding late payment of contributions
• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign about having a clear purpose and strategy
• Guidance on relations with advisers
• Guidance for DB trustees on working with advisers
• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign about advisers and service providers
• Guidance on trustee knowledge and understanding
• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign about trustee training and improving your knowledge
• “Scope guidance” for trustees of DB schemes with associated DC arrangements
• “Scope guidance” for trustees of DC schemes
• “Scope guidance” for trustees of small (12-99 members) fully insured DC schemes    
• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign about skills and experience
• Guidance on managing DC benefits including practical guidance in six key areas
• Guidance drafted for DC schemes which may also be useful to other trustees – see the section on succession and planning
• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign about value for members of DC schemes
• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign – see the section entitled “Check your governance”
• Guidance on cyber security principles for pension schemes
• Guidance from the 21st Century Trusteeship campaign – see the section entitled “Business continuity planning”

Example register

• An example risk register

E-learning

• The Pension Regulator’s Trustee toolkit

Sample documents

• Sample board skills matrix
• Sample board evaluation questions
• Sample business plan