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Kicking off the second half of a year of DC pension reform

Although it’s been a steep incline so far, we’ve made it to the halfway point of the year. With the football World Cup now dominating the headlines, there can l...

Making sharing surplus easier – new authorised member payments

Building on the DWP’s June consultation on new conditions for releasing surplus from an ongoing DB scheme, on 13 July 2026,  HMRC published…

Joint consultation on detailed VFM proposals published

Setting out a “detailed proposed approach” to VFM, the DWP published a consultation on 13 July 2026, along with draft regulations and draft FCA rules.

7 Days – 13 July 2026

– TPR regulation action plan…
– MaPS progress update report on…
– FCA publishes review of AI and…
– TPO annual report and accounts
– PPF annual report and accounts

HMRC updates guidance on VAT deduction for DB schemes

Following the publication of a policy paper announcing a change to VAT deduction on the management of DB pension funds in June 2025, HMRC has…

Make Work Pay: Call for evidence on Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations

On 8 April 2026, the Department for Business and Trade published a call for evidence on the Transfer of…

A slice of Sackers Episode 1 – The Virgin Media remedy

James Bingham is a partner in our litigation team, advising a broad and well-established client base on complex disputes. He joins Janet Brown to discuss key as...

DWP consults on conditions for surplus release

On 10 June 2026, the DWP published a consultation on the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Payments to Employer) Regulations 2027, as well as…

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