Question follow-through · 90604

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential risks of using (a) Capita, (b) Equiniti and (c) other private providers for pension administration; and whether he plans to review the 2023 procurement exercise.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
20 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential risks of using (a) Capita, (b) Equiniti and (c) other private providers for pension administration; and whether he plans to review the 2023 procurement exercise.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Prior to the 2023 procurement for the Civil Service Pensions Scheme (CSPS), the Cabinet Office conducted a formal, evidence-based Delivery Model Assessment. This assessment was carried out in line with Public Sector Procurement legislation and the Sourcin...

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