Public sector membership rises to 5.4 million

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Public sector pensions have recorded a surge in membership while numbers in private sector defined benefit schemes has declined, Office for National Statistics data shows.

The ONS' Occupational Pensions Survey 2008 revealed active membership of private sector schemes fell from 4 million in 2006 to 3.6 million in 2008, while the active membership of public sector sche...

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