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Cabinet Office finds Capita underestimated pension transition complexity, causing significant delays

Recommendation
We questioned the Cabinet Office how confident it was that there would be a smooth transition and that members would receive no disruption to service. The Cabinet Office acknowledged that delays to key deliverables were a significant concern though noted that each milestone has a range of work packages that sit underneath it and therefore focusing on the completion of the whole milestone probably belies how much work has actually happened. It told us that it believed Capita had underestimated the complexity of the transition and the length of time it would take to implement the technology and that it was working with Capita to produce a new delivery plan with realistic dates.49
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
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Report published 24 Oct 2025