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Sebastian Cheek says s251 extension confirmation is essential for trustees

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Trustees might have missed the deadline for notifying members and sponsoring employers about allowing future surplus payments to employers under section 251, lawyers warned this week.

Under current s251 legislation trustees must pass a resolution before 6 April this year allowing future surplus payments to the sponsoring employer – for which they must give three months’ notice t...

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