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TPR to extend late contribution payment reporting deadline


By Sophie Smith

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will be extending the late payment reporting deadline, giving employers more time to pay pension contributions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Aegon head of pensions, Kate Smith, the regulator has amended rules on reporting late payments from employers for workplace pension schemes to “focus on the more serious cases in these turbulent times"


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