Question follow-through · 1431

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the need to take further action following Capita's confirmation of a data breach on the Civil Service Pension Scheme portal in April 2026.

answeredAdam DanceCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
21 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the need to take further action following Capita's confirmation of a data breach on the Civil Service Pension Scheme portal in April 2026.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Answer published

    The administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme is the responsibility of the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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