Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is adequate accountability for errors made within the NHS Pension Scheme.

The NHS Pension Board, a statutory board established by the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and reporting to Secretary of State for Health, works with the Pensions Regulator to ensure adequate accountability for errors made within the National Health Service Pension Scheme by monitoring the performance of the scheme administrator, the NHS Business Services Authority.

Through regular liaison and referrals, the NHS Pension Board and the Pension Regulator assess compliance by the scheme administrator with the Pension Regulator’s codes of conduct and relevant pension law.