‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures
05 Feb Finance

‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures

MPs share impact of missed pension payments and demand further action
by Tevye Markson
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MPs express doubts over plan to halve consultancy spend
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Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
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HMRC not deploying enough staff to tackle £42bn tax gap, MPs say
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Northern Ireland civil servants could join strikes over 'offensive' sub-2% pay offer
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Union urges members to reject "derisory" offer of £552 pay rise and vote on industrial action
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