Guidance and support

Updates from ICAEW and the Pensions Regulator

Regularly updated common Questions and answers for business advisers, covering a wide variety of auto-enrolment topics, are also available on our Introduction to auto-enrolment for business advisers page.

• Crackdown begins on poor record-keeping by schemes
  Pensions Regulator, October 2019
  The Regulator is asking the trustee boards of 400 schemes to urgently review the data they hold. 
• Law-breaking employers targeted in new round of pension compliance checks
  Pensions Regulator, May 2019
  The Regulator will be carrying out spot checks across the UK of employers suspected of breaking the law regarding their auto-enrolment pension duties. 
• April 2019 contributions increase
  Practicewire, February 2019
  April will see the second increase in pensions contributions for employers and their staff - here's everything you need to know about the changes. 
• Court hands recruitment firm largest fine and first custodial sentences to follow a TPR prosecution
  Pensions Regulator, October 2018
  A national recruitment agency and senior members of its staff have been fined over £280,000 for a coordinated effort to illegally opt workers out of their pension scheme. 
• Automatic Enrolment – how do workplace pensions work?
  Practicewire, October 2018
  Update on current compliance with auto-enrolment and the results of TPR's recent Automatic Enrolment Commentary and Analysis report. 
• Milestone for workplace pensions regulation as TPR launches new approach
  Pensions Regulator, September 2018
  An increasing number of workplace pension schemes will come under greater scrutiny from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as part of a significant shift in its approach to protect savers.

ICAEW Library & Information Service

The ICAEW Library & Information Service includes a collection of print and online articles and books for pensions auto-enrolment that can support your work. Click on the links below to see our catalogue record and holdings for each item. 

We can also supply a variety of model documents, including example engagement letters and disclosure checklists, through our document supply service. 

Selected titles

Autoenrolment eBook
Camilla Barry (ICSA, 2013)
A guide to auto-enrolment legislation, written for company secretaries and employers, although employees, trustees and others involved in pensions’ administration will also find it useful. This eBook is available for download by ICAEW members and ACA students. 

Pensions law handbook
J.Bell (Bloomsbury, 2019)
A guide to all aspects of pensions law and practice in the UK, including auto-enrolment.

Pensions auto-enrolment made easy
D.Strange (Indicator, 2014)
Chapters cover: the pension regulator's role; auto-enrolment basics; timing your auto-enrolment; employee categories; employee rights to opt in and out of a workplace pension; postponement or waiting periods; pension schemes; contributions; investment options; calculating earnings for auto-enrolment; tax relief on contributions; employer compliance; auto-enrolment management; prohibited actions; example scenarios; and pension scheme providers.

Further titles

• View a list of recent articles and books in our collection on auto-enrolment

You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports by post, fax or email through our document supply service.

To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to book loans.