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Teachers: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 41978 · Tabled 27 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 2 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teacher pension payments are not suspended as a result of (a) administrative issues and (b) delays related to proof of life documentation.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 2 Apr 2025

The department has kept the Disclosure of Death Registration Information (DDRI) check under review with the scheme administrator to ensure that it continues to meet the objectives of both protecting members and the scheme.The DDRI check was introduced as ...