Consultation outcome

Protecting defined benefit pension schemes – a stronger Pensions Regulator

From:: Department for Work and Pensions
Published: 26 June 2018
Last updated: 11 February 2019 — See all updates

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Government response: Protecting defined benefit pension schemes – a stronger Pensions Regulator

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Detail of outcome

The government published its response to this consultation on 11 February 2019.

Original consultation

Consultation description

This consultation sets out proposals to improve the Pensions Regulator’s powers so that they can:

be more proactive and get involved earlier when employers make changes which could affect the pension scheme
obtain the right information about a scheme and its sponsoring employer
get redress for members if things go wrong

This consultation is aimed at:

pension scheme trustees and managers
pension scheme members and beneficiaries
defined benefit scheme sponsoring employers
other industry bodies and professionals
any other interested stakeholders

It follows publication of the government’s white paper Protecting defined benefit pension schemes published in March 2018.

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