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The Regulator has today published guidance for trustees and managers on the proposed remediation of historic section 37 problems exposed by the Virgin Media decision . The guidance proceeds on the basis that, if the Pension Schemes Bill 2025 is enacted in its current form, many historic alterations to salary-related contracted-out schemes made between 6 April 1997 and 5 April 2016 may yet be validated, even where no written actuarial confirmation can now be found, provided the alteration is...

Paul Newman KC considers a recent Upper Tribunal decision raising interesting points on service, what is being decided on an appeal, and the quality of material which the Regulator is expected to place before the First-Tier Tribunal. To read the article, click on the pdf below.