2021-05-04T16:49:00+01:00 The Pensions Regulator’s new powers includes the right to enter some premises as a result of people continuing to work from home. Specialist pensions lawyers Anne-Marie Winton and Danyal Enver, Arc Pensions Law, share their advice on how you can prepare. Under current UK pensions legislation, the Pensions Regulator can have the power to enter private homes used by, or by the permission of, the occupier for the purposes of trade or business. The existing provisions, which have been in place since 2005, allow the Regulator to enter some premises at any reasonable time, in order to gather information during certain, limited statutory investigations. However, the Regulator is having its information gathering and inspection powers extended by the Pensions Schemes Act 2021 due to come into force in Autumn 2021. In light of the Covid-related switch to home working in 2020, and with many companies exploring whether to make a more permanent shift to their employees working from home, we have taken a look at what Regulator powers businesses (and employees) should be mindful of, both in the existing law and in the upcoming legal changes.