The PBR on 9th December confirms at delay in the full implementation of the pension reforms to reduce the burden on small businesses.
On 9th December 2009, the Chancellor has announced changes to plans for workplace pension reforms in the Pre Budget Report.
Automatic enrolment will start as planned in October 2012 but the DWP has released a statement confirming that the plans are being reviewed and that it is likely that the end of the initial staging process (which had been due to end in 2015) will be deferred by a year to 2016.
In January, as part of the response to the latest workplace pension reform consultation, DWP will announce the detail of their implementation plan.
Richard Stewart
December 2009
