Government proposes further concession on mandation

Amendment covers pension schemes seeking an exemption and will be voted on today

Holly Roach
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Secretary of state for work and pensions Pat McFadden has proposed an amendment, with the House of Commons to vote on it this afternoon. Image: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
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Secretary of state for work and pensions Pat McFadden has proposed an amendment, with the House of Commons to vote on it this afternoon. Image: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

The House of Commons is set to vote today (27 April) on a further concession on mandation as the Pension Schemes Bill continues the parliamentary ‘ping pong’ process.

The Lords last week shut down the Commons' amendment which proposed a ‘sunset' clause, which would place a time limit on the reserve power. Ahead of the Commons vote, secretary of state for work...

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