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PPF levy 2019/20: Key Dates

Key dates   Item       Between 30 April 2018 and 31 March 2019   Monthly Experian Scores       One calendar month prior to the Score Measurement Date   Deadline for submission of data to Experian to impact on PPF-specific Monthly...

GMP conversion

Occupational pension schemes may convert GMPs into ordinary scheme benefits, provided five stringent conditions are met. Condition 1: Post-conversion benefits must be “actuarially at least equivalent to the pre-conversion...

GDPR terms explained

Consent Data Controller Data Processor Data Subjects Personal Data Personal Data Breach Processing Special Categories of Personal Data Consent consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous...

Walker v Innospec (Supreme Court, 12 July 2017)

On 12 July 2017, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of Walker v Innospec Limited. In a landmark ruling, it overturned the Court of Appeal’s 2015 judgment, and unanimously agreed that Mr Walker’s husband should be...

Webber v Department for Education – High Court, 8 July 2016

The judge found that the cut-off date, for limitation purposes, for the recovery of overpayments should be the date on which TPO received the scheme’s “Reply” to Mr Webber’s complaint. Background The Limitation Act 1980 provides...

Horton v Henry (Court of Appeal, April 2016)

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision, confirming that an application from a trustee in bankruptcy for access to a bankrupt’s pensions which were not yet in payment should be rejected. Background Income Payments...

PPF: Summary of benefits

The PPF provides compensation at two levels: 100% or 90%. Pension scheme members who are only entitled to receive 90% compensation are also subject to the compensation cap. If a pension scheme is eligible for PPF entry, the level of...