Harrington: DWP will consider granting TPR new powers after BHS probe
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will consider giving The Pensions Regulator (TPR) additional powers should they be needed, pensions minister Richard Harrington says.
Speaking to PP at the PLSA Annual Conference this afternoon, Harrington (pictured) said the government might consider extra powers for the watchdog but said this would depend on the outcome of TPR's report...
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