Question follow-through · 109720

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Capita on ensuring newly retired civil servants receive pensions on time.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
6 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Capita on ensuring newly retired civil servants receive pensions on time.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The Civil Service Pension Scheme transferred to Capita on 1 December 2025 and is experiencing significant perf...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps she has taken to ensure retired civil servants receive pension a) quotes and b) payments on time.