Policy papers and consultations

This call for evidence is aimed at employers, employee representatives and pension industry professionals, including scheme administrators, actuaries, independent financial advisers and employee benefit consultants.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 6 February 2024

• Automatic enrolment: Alternative quality requirements for defined benefits and hybrid schemes being used as a workplace pension

  1. About this call for evidence Who is this call for evidence aimed at?…

A call for evidence to support the development of innovative policy options to increase protection for DB members while supporting wider economic initiatives.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 22 November 2023

• Options for Defined Benefit schemes: a call for evidence

  Ministerial foreword The DWP has published a number of documents today,…

Government response to the call for evidence "Addressing the challenge of deferred small pots" and consultation on proposals to resolve the small pots issue.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 22 November 2023

• Ending the proliferation of deferred small pots

  Ministerial Foreword The growth of deferred small pots has been a…

A report about how workplace pensions will meet the needs of individuals and employers while remaining fair, affordable and sustainable for future generations.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 11 July 2023

This call for evidence is to support the development of policy options for automated consolidation solutions to address the growth of deferred small pots in the automatic enrolment (AE) workplace pensions market.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 11 July 2023

This consultation seeks views on proposals and draft regulations to improve the accessibility of illiquid assets for defined contribution pension schemes.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 22 July 2022

Consultation on proposed regulations and accompanying statutory guidance introducing simpler annual benefit statements for use by defined contribution workplace pension schemes used for automatic enrolment.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 19 October 2021

This call for evidence invites views on the alternative quality requirement test for defined benefit and hybrid schemes.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 25 February 2021

This call for evidence is seeking views on the effectiveness of costs, charges and transparency measures in protecting pension member outcomes.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 13 January 2021

This report makes recommendations to deal with the increase in the number of small, deferred pension pots in the Automatic Enrolment workplace pensions market.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 17 December 2020

This consultation seeks views on the government’s approach to achieving simpler annual statements for workplace pensions.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 19 October 2020

This consultation also includes the government response to the consultation on investments in occupational pension schemes (27 Feb 2015).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 26 October 2017

This call for evidence invites views on how these aspects of automatic enrolment regulations are working in practice.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 19 July 2017

We are seeking views about the employer debt regime for non-associated multi-employer schemes and changes to it suggested by stakeholders.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 21 April 2017

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This is a consultation on proposed technical changes intended to simplify the automatic enrolment process and reduce burdens on employers.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 10 March 2017

This call for evidence seeks views on where government might adapt the National Employment Savings Trust’s framework.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and 1 others
• Updated: 2 March 2017

This is a consultation on proposed technical changes intended to simplify the automatic enrolment process and reduce burdens on employers.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 10 March 2016

This is the government’s response to the consultation on banning member-borne commission – and a consultation on related draft regulations.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 8 March 2016

This consultation seeks views on options for banning member-borne commission payments in occupational schemes used for automatic enrolment.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 26 January 2016

This consultation seeks views on recommendations made in the Law Commission's report 'Fiduciary duties of investment intermediaries'.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 18 December 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government