Central Advisory Committee on Pensions and Compensation

(Limited Text - Ministerial Extracts only)

Tuesday 22nd October 2013 Written Statements

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Anna Soubry)]

On 15 September 2011, Official Report, column 53-54WS, a written ministerial statement announced the commencement of the triennial review of the central advisory committee (CAC) on pensions and compensation, an advisory non-departmental public body (NDPB) which I chair. I am now pleased to announce the completion of the review.

The CAC plays an important role in providing me with expert advice on the pensions and compensation schemes that my Department operates. In addition, it acts as a single formal consultative body that can assess proposed changes to schemes.

The review therefore concludes that the functions performed by the CAC are still required, but that it does not need to be classified as a NDPB in order to carry out these functions. The report recommends that the CAC be reclassified as a stakeholder advisory group and my officials will take the necessary actions to make this change in due course.

A copy of the full report is available on the gov.uk website and copies have been placed in the Library of the House.