Pension freedoms and protecting savers: Committee holds first oral evidence session on pension scams
11 September 2020
The Work and Pensions Committee will hear from consumer groups and pension industry experts on pensions scams in the first oral evidence session of the inquiry into the impact of the pension freedoms and the protection of savers.
- Watch the session on Parliament TV
- Inquiry: Protecting pension savers – five years on from the pension freedoms: Pension scams
- Work and Pensions Committee
Purpose of the session
The session will provide the Committee with an overview of the problems related to pensions scams, including the scale and nature of scams and the role and effectiveness of the industry, regulators and the police in investigation and prevention. MPs could also ask about forms of redress and how victims are supported.
The Committee’s inquiry is reviewing the impact of the pension freedoms five years on. After an initial focus on pension scams, it will examine accessing pension savings and saving for later life.
Witnesses
Wednesday 16 September 2020, Committee Room 6
At 9.30am:
- Margaret Snowdon, Chair at Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG)
- Andy Agathangelou, Founder at Transparency Task Force
- Richard Piggin, Head of External Affairs and Campaigns at Which?
- Tim Fassam, Director of Government Relations & Policy at The Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA)
Further information
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