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Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations

Background The Department for Communities and Local Government (“DCLG”) is consulting on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”) and the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional...

PLSA DB taskforce: call for evidence – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background The PLSA’s “DB Taskforce” opened a call for evidence on 9 June 2016, in relation to the challenges facing DB schemes and potential solutions. With DB schemes “swimming against the economic and social tide in order to...

British Steel Pension Scheme – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting on four options aimed at helping the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) as part of a wider package of Government support for British steel, steel workers and affected...

ICSA consultation: The practice of minuting meetings – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background The Governance Institute is consulting on draft guidance on the practice of minuting meetings. Although not specifically aimed at pension scheme trustees, the guidance will be relevant to trustee boards which are established as...

Guides to support Code of practice 13: Governance and administration of occupational trust-based schemes providing money purchase benefits – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background TPR is consulting on a series of new guides aimed at helping trustees know “how to” implement the draft revised DC code which is due to come into force in July 2016. The guides have been designed to support the new DC code...

Revoking and replacing the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2009 – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is consulting on proposals to revoke and replace the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2009, which currently govern the...

The Registered Pension Schemes (Provision of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Background HMRC is consulting on draft regulations and an accompanying draft explanatory memorandum on changes to the information requirements for pension scheme administrators following the introduction of the pensions tapered annual...