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Making sharing surplus easier – new authorised member payments

Introduction Building on the DWP’s June consultation on new conditions for releasing surplus from an ongoing DB scheme, on 13 July 2026,  HMRC published draft legislation (together with a policy paper) designed to introduce new...

Joint consultation on detailed VFM proposals published

Introduction 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. Click here for a PDF of this Alert. In this Alert Key points Background...

7 Days – 13 July 2026

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 TPR regulation action plan: growth goals...

7 Days – 6 July 2026

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 TPR annual report and accounts TPR blog on...

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 now revised its VAT Manual (“the Manual”) to explain the position in more detail. In this hot...

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

Background On 8 April 2026, the Department for Business and Trade published a call for evidence on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”). In this response Responses to specific questions...

7 Days – 29 June 2026

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 TPR blog on preparing for the PSA26...

7 Days – 22 June 2026

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 DWP call for evidence on automatic...