APPT says mandatory professional accreditation will help enhance framework and boost governance standards.

Today, we published our responses to two of the key ‘Mansion House’ evidence calls on Trustee skills and Options for DB schemes.  The Trustee skills response calls for updates to the trustee toolkit and supports the mandatory accreditation of professional trustees, whilst cautioning against further onerous requirements being placed on lay trustees that could backfire.  On the options for DB schemes, APPT calls for cautious and careful consideration of reforms to amend surplus rules.  See more below:

4 September 2023 - APPT responds to Trustee Skills and Options for DB schemes evidence calls (final)