The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its updated plans for the next four years of Parliament, including an intention to extend its auto-enrolment policy.
The DWP, now headed by Esther McVey after Theresa May's recent Cabinet reshuffle, said it would continue the roll-out of auto-enrolment by extending it to small employers and the self-employed. It said its pensions white paper, delayed until spring, would set out plans to meet the government's commitment to strengthen the powers of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in order to protect private pension schemes. The DWP added it wanted to deliver a simplified state pension system to help retirement planning by continuing to implement the new state pension. Through its communications, the...
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