Does this only apply to those with service before 1 April 2012?
No. The discrimination identified by the courts relates to the different treatment applied to members who were in service on 31 March 2012 and still in service on 31 March 2015.
I have only ever been a member of alpha, how will I be affected?
New entrants to the Civil Service who were enrolled into alpha when they joined are not affected by the Court’s ruling. If you had previous public sector pension scheme service prior to joining the Civil Service Pension Scheme, you could also be in scope for 2015 Remedy (McCloud) if your service across both schemes spanned 31 March 2012.
Who is in scope for 2015 Remedy (McCloud) and will receive a choice at retirement?
Individuals that meet the following criteria are in scope of the changes:
- were members, or eligible to be members, of a public service pension scheme on the 31 March 2012;
- were members of a public service pension scheme between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2022; and
- the two periods above were continuous (or treated as continuous under the scheme regulations, including those with a qualifying break in service of less than five years).
If I left my job or retired before October 2023, will I still qualify for 2015 Remedy (McCloud)?
Yes. All members who were subject to the discrimination will be within scope of any changes made to schemes, irrespective of their status.
