7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday mornings. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR.

In this 7 Days

Torsten Bell reappointed as Pensions Minister

On 22 July 2026, Torsten Bell was reappointed as the Pensions Minister.

Wider Implications Framework’s annual report for 2025/26

On 21 July 2026, the FCA published the annual report for 2025/26 for the Wider Implications Framework. This sets out the past year’s collaboration between the Framework’s members, the FCA, TPR, MaPS, FOS and the FSCS. Work over the period included projects such as the Advice and Guidance Boundary Review and the consumer duty.

Pensions UK blog on investing in social and community growth

On 15 July 2026, Pensions UK published a blog on investing in social and community growth opportunities for pension schemes. Part of a series building on its recent report on investment in UK growth assets, the blog looks at the barriers to these investments and factors that schemes may wish to consider when approaching this area.

Publications on auto-enrolment

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published a report on auto-enrolment, documenting trends in employer contributions to private pensions over time and how patterns of savings differ between different types of employees and employers. It also considers potential different approaches to increasing minimum contributions to improve retirement income adequacy.

The PPI has also published the final report in its Payslip to Pension series, exploring how low earners are affected by UK pensions policy. This report summarises findings of the previous publications and explores how auto-enrolment might be reformed.