Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018

5Delegation of functions to delivery partner organisationsU.K.

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(1)The single financial guidance body may arrange for another person (a “primary SFGB delivery partner”) to carry out any of the following functions on its behalf—

(a)the pensions guidance function;

(b)the debt advice function;

(c)the money guidance function.

(2)A primary SFGB delivery partner may arrange for another person (a “secondary SFGB delivery partner”) to carry out any of the functions it is carrying out on behalf of the single financial guidance body.

(3)A secondary SFGB delivery partner may arrange for another person to carry out any of the functions it is carrying out on behalf of the single financial guidance body, but only with the consent of the single financial guidance body.

(4)Arrangements under this section may include provision as to payment to the SFGB delivery partner.

(5)Arrangements under this section must include provision requiring an SFGB delivery partner to disclose information to the single financial guidance body or the FCA when requested to do so to enable the single financial guidance body or the FCA to exercise the functions set out in section 10 (monitoring and enforcement of standards).

Commencement Information

I1S. 5 in force at 1.1.2019 by S.I. 2018/1330, reg. 2(c)