New Data Regulation, Brexit and the Pensions Industry

We highlighted in our Winter 2016 edition of Trustee Agenda the increasing importance of data protection, and the many instances in which data protection issues can arise in relation to pension scheme member data.

In this newsletter we develop this theme and look at the issues in more detail, in particular with respect to the new General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), with which compliance is required by 25 May 2018. We explore the relevance of the GDPR to pension schemes, the changes that trustees may be required to make in light of the new regulation, and the potential impact of Brexit on data protection.

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