Public Sector Newsletter
Introduction Sackers’ Public Sector Unit has wide experience of working with organisations on the complex legal and compliance issues that face public sector schemes and broadly comparable “passport” schemes. In this...
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Introduction Sackers’ Public Sector Unit has wide experience of working with organisations on the complex legal and compliance issues that face public sector schemes and broadly comparable “passport” schemes. In this...
Introduction With the law in this area long overdue a revamp, the Bribery Act 2010 (the “Act”) is set to modernise the criminal law of bribery, providing a consolidated scheme of offences which cover bribery both in the UK and abroad....
Introduction With the ultimate aim of providing “a better foundation for saving”, in its latestGreen Paper, the DWP sets out proposals for overhauling the state pension system. The consultation closes on 24 June 2011. In this Alert:...
Introduction The third Finance Bill of the 2010/11 Parliamentary session was formally published on 31 March 2011, and will ultimately implement the Coalition Government’s plans for restricting pensions tax relief which were first...
Introduction Changes to pensions tax relief have been headline news since the former Labour Government first announced restrictions in April 2009. Since then, proposals for limiting relief have undergone significant changes, culminating in...
Introduction Lord Hutton’s Final Report (the “Report”) which sets out his proposals for the reform of public service pension schemes was published today. Although it contains few surprises, a new career average (CARE) scheme for...
Introduction The reduced AA of £50,000 from the tax year 2011/12 will inevitably affect a greater number of pension savers than the current AA of £255,000. Following aconsultation1 in the autumn, the Government has now set out how...
