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

PDP blog on maintaining connection to dashboards ecosystem

On 19 August 2026, PDP published a blog emphasising that connecting to the dashboards ecosystem is only “the start of a journey” as there are important ongoing duties after connection, including where schemes have connected via a third party. The article gives an overview of how organisations can maintain their connection, comply with their obligations and provide a reliable experience for dashboard users. It also signposts to TPR’s pensions dashboards guidance, including pre- and post-connection checklists.

HMRC updates contact details to confirm registration status of a receiving scheme

HMRC has updated the contact details for requests to confirm the registration status of a receiving scheme in its guidance on transferring a member’s pension. Requests should now be made via post, rather than the interactive guidance tool. The guidance includes details of the process to follow in order to receive a reply from HMRC by email.