S3 Ep. 5

Beyond Curious with LCP: Developing pensions policy in the thick of it - An insider view with Andrew Blair

Pensions & benefits Policy & regulation

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This week, we talk to Andrew Blair, Head of Automatic Enrolment and NEST at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

As someone who has worked with numerous Pensions Ministers, we discuss Andrew’s background and how he got into the civil service and pensions, as well as what happens when a new Minister starts and the vital, but unseen role of the Ministerial private office.

We also cover:

  • The tension between adequacy, affordability and policy outcomes
  • Auto enrolment and decumulation
  • Consolidation – the driver, challenges, and outcomes the Government is trying to achieve

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