Committee report documents Civil Service Pension Scheme failures

Public Accounts Committee says failed admin means members facing ‘unacceptable waits’ for remedies

Jasmine Urquhart
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Committee report documents Civil Service Pension Scheme failures

A report from the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has documented “successive government failures” in the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

The report found failed outsourced administration of the scheme meant more than half (53%) of members affected by historic discrimination and who are drawing down have "unacceptable waits" of up to...

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