DWP launches options for DB schemes consultation

Government to consult on easier surplus extraction and public consolidator

Jasmine Urquhart
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The DWP has launched its 'Options for DB schemes' consultation
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The DWP has launched its 'Options for DB schemes' consultation

The government has published its consultation on options for defined benefit (DB) schemes in a bid to make surplus extraction easier and set out the design of a future public sector consolidator.

The Options for DB schemes consultation follows last year's call for evidence, as a result of which the government announced its intention to enable easier surplus extraction and to establish a pub...

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