Darling predicts govt will delay auto-enrolment

Jenna Towler
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The coalition is considering postponing auto-enrolment, according to former Chancellor Alistair Darling, who said a delay of a year or more probably means the reforms will be abandoned.

Speaking at the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) annual conference, Darling said "Of course [the government] is thinking about it". Darling said he thought a delay of more than 12 months would effectively mean the  reform package would be over. "If you delay these for more than a year that is effectively saying it is not going to happen." Darling, who will address the conference in a keynote speech on the importance of pensions later today, reiterated the package of reforms had been put in motion by the Labour government when it commissioned Lord Turner to assess the co...

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