Govt prepares to force providers to join pensions dashboard

Data standards to be set on Wednesday

Tom Ellis
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Economic secretary to the Treasury Simon Kirby is exploring ways the government can force pension schemes to meet the pensions dashboard data standards, he has said.

Unveiling the prototype dashboard at the Pensions Dashboard Sprint industry event on 12 April, the economic secretary warned providers he was in discussions with pension minister Richard Harrington to make sure minimum data standards were being met. The initial data standards for the pensions dashboard are expected to be published on the Treasury website later on Wednesday. Kirby said: "I am clear that dashboards will only be viable and useful if a critical number of pension schemes step up to meet the data standards, and people have a right to easily see their own data when making vi...

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