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Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 25169 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the processing rate of Pension Sharing Orders by his Department.

Answer

Answered by Calvin Bailey, 7 Sep 2026

There are currently 475 Pension Sharing Orders (PSOs) waiting to be processed. The delay in processing PSOs affected by the 2015 Pension Remedy is due to the initial divorce guidance being insufficient and further guidance was required from the Government...