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Commenting on the National Audit Office (NAO) report into regulating defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
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date: 11 July 2012

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Commenting on the National Audit Office (NAO) report into regulating defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

'We welcome the NAO report. The number of people saving in DC pensions will rocket after auto-enrolment and it's important that every pound saved works as hard as possible.

'The NAO is right to focus on charges. The government should use its powers to limit charges on schemes that qualify for auto-enrolment.

'As the report makes clear, the current regulatory system is not sufficiently geared towards protecting member benefits, especially in contract-based DC schemes, and the Pensions Regulator is therefore struggling to fulfil its statutory objectives.

'We support the NAO call for a co-ordinated, evidence-based approach to measuring performance and assessing risk in DC schemes which involves the Treasury and the FSA, as well as the DWP and the Pensions Regulator.'

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