Pensions dashboards: information for data providers

UK-based pension providers, schemes, trusts and administration software providers operating on their behalf, will all supply data to the pensions dashboards ecosystem.

For this to work, data providers need to:

prepare data for connection
create the appropriate find and view interfaces
ensure they are operating within the necessary standards and regulations

To support data providers in their preparations, the following content contains further detail about what providers need to do, relevant detail on timing and how the ecosystem will work. We will add to these resources, as the programme progresses.

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Steps to connection

We’ve set out what data providers (ie pension providers and schemes) need to do to prepare for connection to pensions dashboards, with specific instructions for find data, view data and connecting to the pensions dashboards ecosystem.

PDP timeline for providers

With a diagram showing the key dates for data providers, highlighting when PDP activity will take place that will provide additional information or affect their preparations to connect to the ecosystem.

Identity service

Our identity service hub provides you with all you need to know about how we will prove users are who they say they are, within the pensions dashboards ecosystem. We explain more about how verification and authentication work, plus PDP’s approach to sourcing an identity service.

Information on standards

The Pensions Dashboards Programme has released new versions of pensions dashboards standards following feedback from our consultation. The November 2022 suite of standards set out mandatory requirements that pension providers and schemes, and potential dashboard providers, will need to follow.

Ecosystem

We explain each part of the ecosystem, so you can understand the part it plays in making pensions dashboards work.

Staging call for input summary

In May 2021, PDP issued a call for input on staging ie the order and timing of when data providers will connect to the pensions dashboard ecosystem. The summary of responses from this call for input on staging provides a round-up of the key themes from feedback on the proposals.

Glossary

We try to explain everything as clearly as possible but if you ever need to check what something means, we’ve provided this glossary, which covers many of the technical terms that relate to pensions dashboards.