Department for Transport has published its response to IAC on the Regular and Special Regular (RSR) Protocol. The response highlights the Non-EU bus and coach vehicle standards and the Efforts to bring non-EU operators to UK and EU Standards.

The government department with overall responsible for the rules governing pension schemes and the administration of the state pension.

Year: [insert year] All department heads are to complete the outline draft plan below. The intention is to have a completed plan for each operational support department by [insert deadline]. Business support area [State department, eg Facilities] Manager responsible for the plan [Insert name] Supervising partner [Insert name] A: Review of previous 12 months [Review plan and comment on achievements and work still outstanding.] Specific projects [Note specific projects/developments and update on position. Comment on likely outcome/timing to completion.] Other successes/disappointments [State what has gone well and not so well over the

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An individual who is eligible to receive retirement benefits, i.e. pension and/or lump sum, following the death of a pension scheme member.

PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: A deceased farmer’s dependants could recover the full gross cost of replacing his work on the family farm under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (FAA 1976), even though the farm made no significant profit. Written by Duncan McNair, barrister at 3PB Barristers.

Funds (whether cash sums or other assets) held under a money purchase arrangement that have been ‘designated’ after the death of a scheme member to provide a particular dependant of that member (who is aged 75 or over) with a dependants' alternatively secured pension, as identified in the Finance Act 2004.

An annuity paid by an insurance company to a dependant of a scheme member following the death of that member that meets the conditions laid down in the Finance Act 2004.

A pension paid to a dependant of a member of a registered pension scheme following the death of that member, the entitlement to which is an absolute entitlement under the scheme and that meets the conditions laid down in the Finance Act 2004.

An annuity contract purchased from a dependants' unsecured pension fund held under a money purchase arrangement that provides that dependant with an income for a term of no more than five years (not reaching to or beyond their 75th birthday), and which meets the conditions under the Finance Act 2004.

Payments of income withdrawals direct from a money purchase arrangement, or income paid from a dependants' short-term annuity contract purchased from such an arrangement, to a dependant (who is aged under 75) of the scheme member who established the arrangement and that meets the conditions laid down in the Finance Act 2004.

Funds (whether sums or assets) held under a money purchase arrangement that have been ‘designated’ after the death of a scheme member to provide a particular dependant of that member (who is aged under 75) with a dependants' unsecured pension, as identified in the Finance Act 2004.