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Teachers: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 12542 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps has her Department is taking with the Teacher's Pension Scheme to reduce the time taken to provide pension valuations for teachers undergoing divorce proceedings.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 12 Nov 2024

The department is aware of a backlog with the number of outstanding Cash Equivalent Transfer Value figures that are used by members in divorce proceedings. The backlog has arisen as a result of the Transitional Protection (McCloud) remedy and the need for...