Deliberative Democracy & Pensions: building a democratic mandate for pensions reform

Join New Citizen Project for the launch of our scoping report: Deliberative Democracy & Pensions: Building a democratic mandate for pensions reform.
This event marks the culmination of a scoping project exploring how to bring citizens directly into shaping the future of pensions policy.
The report
The UK pensions system is at a critical juncture. The Pensions Commission was re-established in 2025 to ‘finish the job’, and will issue its final report next year.
Through this scoping project, we have worked with stakeholders from across the pensions system to identify the opportunities and considerations for citizen involvement - in particular through the use of deliberative processes.
The event
This event is for anyone committed to building a pensions system that is not only sustainable and adequate but also trusted and shaped by the people whose futures depend on it.
The event will run as follows:
2:30-3pm - arrivals, refreshments & networking
3-3:45pm - welcome, report overview & provocation
3:45-4:30pm - panel discussion, Q&A chaired by Catherine Foot (Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement)
4:30-5pm - networking
Glyn Bradley (Chair of Pensions Board, IFoA) will open the event, and you'll then hear from the New Citizen Project team who will share key insights and recommendations from their report. This will be followed by an expert panel discussion and Q&A.
Expert panel
Anna Maria Hosford - Strategy Partner at New Citizen Project and report lead author
Richard Lloyd OBE - Chair of IPSA Board and commissioner of the Citizens’ Forum on MPs’ pay and funding
Zoe Alexander - Executive Director of Policy & Advocacy at Pensions UK
Dr Daniella Jenkins - Executive Director at the Women's Budget Group
Acknowledgments
This work is being independently delivered by New Citizen Project, funded and supported by partner organisations through regular project team meetings and a Steering Group made up of:
Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Pensions UK
People’s Partnership
Nest
Nest Insight
Johnny Timpson OBE (advocate and industry leader)
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the process through interviews and workshops:
ABI
Age UK
Carers UK
CBI
Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University
Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management, University of Birmingham
Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing, Aston University
Cranfield University
Department for Work and Pensions
IFS
Investors for Purpose
Local Government Pensions Scheme Advisory Board
Money and Pensions Service
Rooted Finance
Share Action
The Pensions Regulator
Trades Union Congress
Women’s Budget Group