Pension Schemes Bill gets final approval and waits for Royal Assent

James Phillips
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The long-debated Pension Schemes Bill has received parliamentary approval, guaranteeing its place on the statute book.

After more than a year on the floor of the Houses of Parliament, the wide-ranging bill will bring in criminal and civil offences for pension funding negligence, the groundwork for the pensions dash...

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