DWP
Law and Regulation
The Supreme Court has ruled an exemption in the Equality Act, which allows schemes to exclude same-sex partners from spousal benefits accrued before December 2005, is discriminatory and breaches EU equality laws.
12 July 2017
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3 min read
Appointments
Frank Field will return to the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) as chairman following the general election, it has been confirmed.
07 July 2017
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The new work and pensions minister David Gauke has laid into past governments who "tinkered around the edges" with pensions policy.
04 July 2017
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has been granted £3.5m of additional funds to boost its compliance and enforcement work, its non-executive chairman Mark Boyle has said.
27 June 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pensions Institute argues RAA processes should be streamlined and trustees should be able to reduce benefits in a bid to help those struggling with deficits, James Phillips reports.
26 June 2017
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7 min read
Law and Regulation
The hung parliament means planned measures to mitigate scams will be kicked down the road, the industry has told PP.
23 June 2017
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5 min read
Law and Regulation
The Conservative minority government has set out its plans for a bill to merge the Money Advice Service (MAS), The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and Pension Wise.
21 June 2017
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2 min read
Industry
Guy Opperman has been named as parliamentary under-secretary for pensions and financial inclusion following the post-election reshuffle.
15 June 2017
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2 min read
Defined Contribution
Around three quarters of eligible private sector employees saved into a workplace pension in at least three of the last four years, data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shown.
15 June 2017
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3 min read
