Government scales back mandation power proposals in bill amendment

Government proposes ‘sunset’ clause to include time limit on the power

Holly Roach
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Government scales back mandation power proposals in bill amendment

The government has proposed a scaled back version of its Pension Schemes Bill investment mandation clause as the House of Lords continues to reject it.

This comes as the bill continues the parliamentary ‘ping pong' process, with the House of Lords on Monday (20 April) disagreeing with the Commons' amendment to the clause – which was to introduce a...

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