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Hansard Parliament - PENSIONS BILL - 10 uses of FAIR in the opening paragraphs. Apparently “The concept means different things to different people” 🤷🏼‍♀️ #50sWomen know to their cost government has no concept of fair. #BackTo60 #FullRestitution 1/7

hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-01-…

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“Government chose NOT to accept the amendment which required trustees to make an assessment of the extent to which a scheme is operating in a manner FAIR to all members; it has been REMOVED by Commons Amendment 1.” Could a case be denied on ‘no RIGHT to fairness?’ #BackTo60 2/7

“Government acknowledge the risk of unfairness, they intend to learn from experiences in other countries, such as the Netherlands...” What about learning from their own mistakes? SPA increases to #50sWomen? 225+ MPs agree. Gov needs to listen & learn closer to home. #BackTo60 3/7

‘Gov committed to transparency of pensions dashboards. Concerns re the broad nature of delegated powers within this area of the Bill. Gov has no plan to move ownership of dashboards architecture away from the MPS.’ Does that sound like a guarantee? Transparency⬇️⁉️ #BackTo60 4/7

‘Gov should publish a regulatory impact assessment of draft regulations. I hope there’d also be impact assessments for the regulator’s code of practice.’ Why did #50sWomen have no right to a personal impact assessment? Why no code of practice AKA duty of care? #BackTo60 5/7

‘Schemes should be WELL RUN & FUNDED; so members will receive their benefits in full. We know the consequences of having a weak funding regime.’ #50sWomen know that too. Is gov capable of correctly instigating this Bill when they cannot maintain the SP effectively? #BackTo60 6/7

PENSIONS BILL - Royal Assent sought - Your Majesty may I ask before signing you check the Bill guarantees a right to fairness. Would you ask why #50sWomen are denied same & why all women & girls have been denied #CEDAW for 40 years? #AllItTakesIsAllOfUs #BackTo60 @CedawPT ⚖️ 7/7