§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to give couples considering(a) divorce and (b) judicial separation 741W information about their state earnings-related pension scheme rights. [11633]
§ Mr. HealdCurrently, anyone who thinks that he or she may have SERPS entitlement rights can apply to the Benefit Agency's retirement pension forecasting and advice unit—RPFA—for a forecast of his or her retirement pension position. This will include details of his or her potential SERPS entitlement.
In order to facilitate the operation of the measures in section 166 and section 167 of the Pensions Act 1995, the Department is currently considering the feasibility of the RPFA providing a valuation of SERPS entitlement for the purposes of divorce and judicial separation.