Government responds to McCloud pension consultation

The Government has published its response which sought views on the proposed remedy option for correcting the unlawful discrimination determined in the Court of Appeal’s McCloud judgement.
In line with UNISON’s recommendation the Government has confirmed that Deferred Choice Underpin (DCU) will be the remedy option for the England and Wales NHS Pension Scheme. DCU means that all in-scope members will receive a choice at retirement on whether they wish for all of their pension scheme