DWP launches consultation on improving scheme trusteeship and governance

Consultation proposes accreditation for professionals and measures to improve diversity of trustee boards

Holly Roach
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Photo: © House of Commons/Roger Harris (CC BY 3.0)
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Photo: © House of Commons/Roger Harris (CC BY 3.0)

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on improving the standards of pension scheme trusteeship, governance and administration.

In the consultation – published today (15 December) – the DWP has set out ways to ensure trustees have the standards and skills needed to deliver a "modern pensions system that works harder for sav...

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