The Plan holds large amounts of personal information about our members and other assets which can make us a target for fraudsters and criminals.

We are still continuing to work with our advisers to determine the next steps, as are the trustees of many other UK pension schemes. 

On 1 April 2021, the PSIG announced the launch of version 2.2 of its Code of Best Practice – Combatting Pension Scams. PSIG is a voluntary body established to combat pension scams through the publication of good practice in due diligence for trustees, providers and administrators.

The UK tax year ends on 5th April. There are some extra processes that apply to pensions on or around tax year end, triggered by HMRC. We have provided some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) below for some of the topics that we often get asked about these.

Some of you will be familiar with the idea of the Pensions Dashboard; what you may not be aware of is that the idea is a lot closer to becoming reality than many people think. Dashboards will fundamentally change a member’s access to their data. Rather than the Trustee or employer pushing out invitations and...