Pearson Education Limited
FOI reference - FOI-481
Date - 6 July 2026
Request
Please provide me with the last three annual declarations submitted to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) by Pearson Education Limited of 80, The Strand.
Response
I confirm that we hold the information you have requested. However, the information is exempt from disclosure.
Section 44(1)(a) – restricted information under s82 PA04
Whilst the FoIA is based on the presumption of releasing information, section 44(1)(a) of the FoIA provides an absolute exemption to the requirement to disclose any information if its disclosure is prohibited by or under any enactment. In this case, section 82 of the PA04 prohibits disclosure and we are unable to disclose this sort of information. This exemption is absolute and does not require a public interest assessment be undertaken.
Under section 44(2) of FOIA a public authority does not have to confirm or deny whether it holds the information requested if doing so is prohibited under another enactment.
As we have been given strong powers to demand documents and other information from trustees, employers and others, those powers are also balanced by restrictions on how we disclose the information provided to us. The type of information you have requested would be ‘restricted information’. Restricted information is defined at section 82(4) of the Pensions Act 2004 (PA04) as:
‘…information obtained by the Regulator in the exercise of its functions which relates to the business or other affairs of any person’.
Under section 82(5) of the PA04 it is a criminal offence to disclose such information except as permitted under that Act.
Duty to provide advice and assistance
TPR is the UK regulator of workplace pension schemes. We make sure that employers put their staff into a pension scheme and pay money into it. We also make sure that workplace pension schemes are run properly so that people can save safely for their later years. We do this by engaging with the pension schemes and employers that we regulate, but we do not work directly with savers and workers.
It is always the most effective route to discuss your situation with your employer if you are comfortable to do so. They are in the best position to quickly resolve any situation for you. If you do not wish to contact the employer or the matter cannot be resolved with them and you need further assistance, we would then recommend contacting MoneyHelper.
They provide free, impartial guidance and can recommend further, trusted support if you need it. Their contact details are:
Telephone: 0800 011 3797
Website: https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/contact-us