Public sector scheme overpayment a collective failure

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A review into public sector pension overpayments totalling £90m discovered a "complex and fragmented administrative process" which was prone to errors, the national audit office says.

However, the review said there was no clear overall responsibility for the blunder. The overpayments, and a smaller number of underpayments, have affected more than 90,000 retired soldiers, docto...

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