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Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 108609 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any (i) UK and (ii) Commonwealth armed forces personnel have had their Armed Forces Pension revoked as a consequence of fighting with the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 4 Feb 2026

Pension forfeiture for public service pension schemes, including the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, is governed by primary and secondary legislation, notably the Pensions Act 1995 and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Assignment, Forfeiture, Bankruptcy etc....