Question follow-through · 110581

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to establish who is responsible for the delays in payments of the Civil Service Pension Scheme and ensure they are held accountable.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
5 Feb 2026
Answer
6 Mar 2026 · 31 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to establish who is responsible for the delays in payments of the Civil Service Pension Scheme and ensure they are held accountable.

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Mar 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 issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in accessing their pensions...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are waiting for payment of a civil service pension in (a) Melksham and Devizes constituency and (b) the UK.

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Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the backlog is of Civil Service Pension Scheme cases.