3.—(1) A notice issued by the Regulator under section 72A(1) of the Act (interviews) (“interview notice”) must contain the following information—
(a)the details of the person required to attend the interview with the Regulator (“the interviewee”);
(b)the power under which the interview is being conducted;
(c)the functions of the Regulator engaged;
(d)an explanation as to why the interview is being conducted;
(e)details of how the interview process will be conducted;
(f)the interviewee’s right to be represented at the interview;
(g)an explanation that any statements made by the interviewee during the interview will be subject to section 310 of the Act (admissibility of statements)(1);
(h)the legal effect of the interview notice and the possible sanctions for non-compliance;
(i)the process for rearranging the time or place of the interview.
(2) Where an interview is being conducted virtually via an online communication platform, the interview notice must also contain details for accessing the online communication platform.
Section 310 of the Pensions Act 2004 was amended by section 116 of and paragraphs 2 and 11 of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes Act 2021 and S.I. 2010/22.