In 2015 the government introduced reforms to public service pensions. The steps being taken to remedy those 2015 reforms, are known as the 2015 Remedy.
In 2015 the government introduced reforms to public service pensions. Most public sector workers were moved into reformed career average pension schemes. For the Civil Service this was alpha.
In 2018, the Court of Appeal found that the rules put in place in 2015 to protect older workers by allowing them to remain in their original scheme were discriminatory on the basis of age.
As a result, steps are being taken to remedy those 2015 reforms, making the pension scheme provisions fair to all members. Some active members will have seen changes from April 2022.
The remedy is made up of two parts. The first part was completed, with all active members now being members of alpha from 1 April 2022, this provides equal treatment for all active pension scheme members.
The second part is to put right, 'remedy,’ the discrimination that happened between 2015 and 2022.
If you joined any public service pension scheme on or before 31 March 2012, your Civil Service Pension could be affected by the 2015 Remedy.