People who joined the pension scheme before April 2006 are likely to be members of the defined benefit section of the Electricity North West Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme.
People who joined after April 2006 are likely to be members of the LifeSight Master Trust.
Pension scammers wreck lives and anyone can become a victim. The pensions industry plays a vital role in protecting savers and helping fight pension scammers.
The Pensions Regulator is urging trustees, administrators and pension providers to sign up to the anti-scam pledge by committing to take a number of steps to protect pension scheme members against pension scams.
Once these steps have been taken, signatories are able to voluntarily self-certify that they are carrying out the pledge commitments.
We confirm that we have self-certified to The Pensions Regulator that we meet the standards of the pledge.
We will raise awareness, educate and protect pension savers.
We pledge to combat pension scams.
We will:
What this means for you and your pension
Scammers can be difficult to spot and might seek to exploit your trust.
We’re already committed to protecting our members, but we want to go one step further.
Working together, we will help protect you by following the principles of the pledge to combat pension scams.