NAPF 2011: Hutton says Labour reforms 'made matters worse'

Jenna Towler
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Lord Hutton has said the Labour administration's pension reform package did not go far enough and may have "made matters worse".

He told delegates at the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Conference 2011 that, although the last government's reform plan made a start on overhauling pensions, it "did not go far enough" and may have hindered progress. He said: "I have to give full marks to ministers for the response I am seeing to these reforms. We tried but did not go far enough. In fact we made matters worse. "I say that with a great deal of regret. That is why I decided to take on the commission." Responding to a question from Mirror Group trustee Alan Burns, he said he was unsure if the collation ...

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