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The Pensions Regulator's Corporate Plan

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

On 22 May 2012 the Pensions Regulator issued its sixth corporate plan which sets out key areas of strategic focus for the next three years.

Included within the plan is the 2012/2013 business plan. Areas of interest for defined benefit schemes include the Regulator’s intention to:

• set out its on-going strategy for the regulation of defined benefit schemes later this year, so that it  can target its limited resources at higher risk schemes; and
• review, and probably revise, the Code of Practice on Scheme Funding.

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