MPs take evidence on automatic enrolment and pension reforms

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• Inquiry: Progress with automatic enrolment and pension reforms
• Work and Pensions Committee

Witnesses

At 9.30am, Wednesday 19 November, Grimond Room, Portcullis House

• Marcus Mason, Policy Manager: Employment and Skills, British Chambers of Commerce
• Jim Bligh, Head of Public Services, Confederation of British Industry
• Judith Hogarth, Interim Head of Employment and Pensions, EEF (The manufacturers’ organisation)
• Mike Cherry, National Policy Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses
• Dr Ros Altmann

At 10.30am (approx.)

• Jane Vass, Head of Policy, Age UK
• Gillian Guy, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice
• Chris Curry, Director, Pensions Policy Institute
• Michelle Cracknell, Chief Executive, The Pensions Advisory Service
• Tim Sharp, Pensions Policy Officer, Trades Union Congress

Purpose of the session

The session intends to explore, among other things

• Lessons which can be learned from the experience of large and medium employers and individuals who have already been automatically enrolled ("auto-enrolled")
• Outstanding concerns regarding the roll out of auto-enrolment to medium, small and micro employers and how they may be addressed
• The level of confidence that individuals will be enrolled in appropriate, well-governed schemes which offer good value for money and transparency on costs and charges
• The anticipated impact of shared risk and collective schemes and of changes to pension taxation arrangements on attitudes to saving for retirement
• The extent to which auto-enrolment contributes to helping people reach a level of retirement income that meets their expectations and whether any changes need to be made to policy to achieve this

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