Minister sets out three key pillars of pension reform

Laura Trott says improving fairness, adequacy and predictability will be central to policy

Jonathan Stapleton
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Pensions minister Laura Trott outlines the direction of travel for private pensions legislation. Image: parliament.uk (CC BY 3.0)
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Pensions minister Laura Trott outlines the direction of travel for private pensions legislation. Image: parliament.uk (CC BY 3.0)

Pensions minister Laura Trott has set out her three key pillars for her time in office – saying she wanted to focus on achieving fairness, adequacy and the predictability of pensions.

Speaking at a briefing at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's offices this afternoon (20 January) to discuss the package of private pension reforms unveiled this morning, Trott said the...

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