Pension scams: Government response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report

This is the government response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s report Protecting pensions against scams: priorities for the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill (7 December 2017).

The government agrees with the committee about the need to:

• address the threat posed by pension scams by cutting off scamming activity at the source to disrupt criminals and protect savers
• ensure more people are able to make informed decisions about their personal finances and pension savings in particular