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Perception of TPR’s performance worsened in 2021


By Tom Dunstan

The perception of The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) performance quality was found to be lower in 2021 than in 2020, according to the regulator’s Perceptions of TPR report on the 2021 Perceptions Tracker survey.

The report showed that 69 per cent of respondents provided the regulator with a good or very good rating, a 6 percentage point drop from 75 per cent the year before


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