RE: Is Aim jealous?17 Feb 2026 16:15
Simpile, not sure what you mean by main system…..but HR, salary services, A/L requests sick records are all run by SSCL a subsidiary of a French company.
Cabinet Office did run the pension scheme but when MyCSP originally got the contract, they ran it on their own system. One of the big issues has always been that there is no system communications between SSCL and Mycsp. So if someone claims their civil service pensions (Classic based on best year of last three, or Alpha career average) The pension calculation is totally dependent on SSCL doing the salary calculations and then notifying Mycsp or now Capita. Historically there have always been long delays in SSCL providing the data within the 3 months agreed in the contract and them Mycsp had a history of failing to meet its targets to pay pensions. There are in fairness various complications such as different overtime rates and allowances dependent on when overtime is worked some of which are pensionable others are not. As an example week day overtime is paid at non pensionable plain time, Saturday overtime is paid at non pensionable plain time but with a half time pensionable Saturday premium. SSCL has to calculate all of that before sending the pensionable salary notification to Capita.
Although it doesn’t suit savage garden or aimmaster bator’s agendas, Capita will still be tied into the ongoing service failings and delays caused by SSCL.