MPs say ‘chaos’ at Capita-run scheme could mean some claims miss tax-free time limit on lump sum payments

Bereaved families could face “unconscionable” tax bills because of “chaos” in the civil service pension scheme, the government has been warned.

Some lump sum pension payments to families are only tax-free if made within two years of a scheme being told of the member’s death.

The BBC has suspended a placement scheme for civil servants amid an outcry over impartiality after it was revealed that Whitehall staff were tasked with fact-checking contentious issues such as immigration and Covid.

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Dominic Cummings is right, says Professor James Alexander: the idea that civil servants are the 'guardians of the constitution' is pernicious in the extreme. But who then should play such a lofty role?

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