The corporate plan for 2018 – 2021 outlines how TPR will focus on key areas of activity, including:
driving up standards of trusteeship and stewardship across all pension schemes
authorising master trust schemes
ensuring employers meet their automatic enrolment duties
ensuring defined benefit (DB) schemes are effectively regulated
working with government to implement the proposals set out in the White Paper on the future of DB schemes
TPR Chairman Mark Boyle said: "The pensions landscape has been changing significantly. We are meeting this challenge by embedding a new regulatory culture and reinforcing our regulatory teams on the frontline.
"In the coming year, you can expect to see us being more vocal about our expectations of those we regulate and intervening quickly and decisively through our wide-ranging regulatory activity and enforcement powers so that workplace pension schemes are run properly and people can save safely for retirement."
The plan also delivers a significant increase in resources to protect pension savers. TPR plans to spend £4.3 million more in 2018/19 than in 2017/18 (an increase of 5.2%). This will help TPR to crack down on sponsoring employers who are not taking their duties towards their pension schemes seriously, as well as launch a new anti-scams campaign to help prevent savers from being ripped-off. At the same time, TPR will be working with trustees to improve scheme governance and with the majority of companies who are working hard to do the right thing.
Over a third of headcount (34%) this year will be allocated to TPR’s Frontline Regulation team which together with automatic enrolment (16%) and policy and advisory work (20%), means a significant majority of resources will be directly focused on delivering better regulatory outcomes. During the year, TPR plans to increase its headcount by 12% as a result of its increased workload and remit.
TPR Chief Executive Lesley Titcomb said: "Our corporate plan sets out how we are becoming a clearer, quicker and tougher regulator. It highlights our wide regulatory remit including ensuring employers meet their workplace pension duties, authorising master trusts, securing funding for defined benefit schemes and a continued commitment to fighting scams.
"By delivering on our eight corporate priorities we will ensure TPR meets the regulatory challenges of the future and will address the biggest risks facing the pensions industry."
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