Bring back Pension Service in-house from Capita
Dear Councillors
Please find enclosed latest Barnet UNISON Briefing on the Pension Administration service.
The in-house service was taken over by Capita in September 2013 and in 2014 all the staff were sacked as the service was sent to the Capita Pension offices in Darlington.
This services has been subject to ongoing concerns since 2014. The service has been reported to the Pensions Regulator twice.
My observations are that in spite of action lists being agreed the service has not even reached the levels before the outsourcing and more worryingly the reports at the recent Local Pension Board meeting reveal that it is now impacting on Pension 2019 triennial valuation:
“The results show a significant number of ‘critical errors’ that the administrators, Capita, will be required to address before actuarial calculations can begin.”
https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=753&MId=9712
The Pension Service is something that our members strongly support. The performance issues since Capita have taken over are causing great anxiety and anger from workforce.
This is why on behalf of all of our members I am asking that the Pension Administration Service is fast-tracked in terms of the current review of the Capita contracts. This is a failing service that desperately needs to be brought back in-house.
Best wishes
John Burgess
Branch Secretary.
Barnet UNISON
0208 359 2088
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