Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 10
10
Not Addressed
Progress on McCloud Remedy for current pensioners remains slow, 53% still affected
Conclusion
In response to the 2018 McCloud judgement, the Government created the ‘Remedy’ programme to implement remedies to all affected members across the public sector. Applying remedies to affected civil service members requires MyCSP to send Remedial Service Statements (RSSs) to those members, presenting them with two pension options, essentially either calculated under the old legacy scheme rules or the newer arrangements that have been in place since 2015. More than 400,000 Scheme members are affected by Remedy and need to make a choice as to their preferred option. Around 130,000 of these members are currently drawing their pensions. By the end of March 2025, MyCSP had issued RSSs to 44% of affected members who are currently drawing their pensions, above the financial-year-end target of 43% that the Cabinet Office set.20 13 Letter from Cabinet Office, 28 July 2025 14 Q 14 15 Letter from Cabinet Office, 28 July 2025; C&AG’s Report, para 2.7 16 Q 96 17 Q 97 18 C&AG’s Report, para 3.7 19 Qq 96-97 20 C&AG’s Report, para 2.18 and Figure 11 8 Updated data from the Cabinet Office in July showed that there are still 53% of affected members currently drawing their pensions who are yet to receive their RSSs and have their choices processed.21
Government Response Summary
The government response is missing for this conclusion.
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
2. PAC conclusion: More than half of members who are drawing their pension and affected by Remedy are facing unacceptable waits until as late as 2027 to have their pension options set out for them.