The Pensions Dashboard Programme has published a proposed timetable by which pension providers will be required to connect to, and make pension information available to savers through, the dashboard.
It is proposed that the largest schemes will provide the information first (1,000+ memberships), then the medium schemes (100 to 999 memberships) and finally the small and micro schemes (99 or less memberships).
The largest schemes will start in April 2023 and this first stage could last up to two years. The second stage will not commence until the bulk of large schemes have been successfully completed (this would be unlikely to be before 2024). Timing for the third stage is yet to be determined.
The consultation closes on 9 July 2021, after which, the staging will be mandated for occupational pension schemes through DWP regulations. Those regulations are expected to be consulted on by the end of 2021 and to be laid before Parliament in summer 2022.