Civil Service Compensation Scheme latest

Members' meeting

The FDA, together with Prospect, held an open meeting on Thursday 17 September in central London for members to discuss the Civil Service Compensation Scheme proposals.

The FDA's pensions officer, Rob O'Neill, said: "The feedback from the meeting was of clear opposition to the Cabinet Office's proposals. We are considering requests for further meetings out of London and we are continuing to encourage members to submit responses to the Cabinet Office's consultation by the deadline of 5 October."

A short video of the meeting, including details of the presentations, can be viewed by clicking on the following link: Review of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.

Meeting with Tessa Jowell, the Minister for the Cabinet Office

The FDA, together with the other civil service unions, met with the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Tessa Jowell, on 22 September. The meeting was held following a request from the unions and we expressed our objection at the nature of the proposals and the way they are being imposed.

The Minister agreed to consider our concerns and confirmed that any proposals would not be laid before Parliament before December and that the results from the consultation exercise would be considered carefully.

The consultation exercise concludes on 5 October 2009 and we would urge all members to take part. For more details on the FDA's views on the Compensation Scheme and how to take part in the consultation, please click on the following link: Civil Service Compensation Scheme update - 29 September 2009.