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Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 27 May 2025UIN 46599

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changing the civil service pension scheme to a defined contribution model on costs to the public purse.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Any assessment of moving the Civil Service Pension Scheme, or any other Public Service Pension Scheme, to a defined contribution model is the responsibility of HM Treasury. The Cabinet Office has responsibility for the Civil Service Pension Scheme only in respect of changing scheme rules to align with or ensure legal compliance with HM Treasury policy.

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