DWP examining hybrid scheme loophole Pensions Bill fails to close

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is still examining how auto-enrolment will apply to hybrid schemes after the draft Pensions Bill failed to close a loophole.

The draft bill laid before Parliament on 10 May included an amendment to the wording of the Pensions Act 2008, which allowed every hybrid scheme to delay auto-enrolment until 2017, even those with ...

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