Consultation outcome

Protecting defined benefit pension schemes – a stronger Pensions Regulator

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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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

Summary

This consultation sets out plans to improve the regulator’s powers and increase the protections for defined benefit scheme members.

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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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Updates to this page

Published 26 June 2018
Last updated 11 February 2019 + show all updates
  1. Added the government's response to the consultation.

  2. Added PDF version of consultation.

  3. First published.

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