TPR met with Carillion trustees 45 times over eight years
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed it has had a total of 24 meetings with Carillion, and 45 meetings with the trustees since 2008.
This was in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the pensions watchdog, published on its website on March 7. The bulk of the meetings with Carillion and the trustees of its 13 defined...
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