How the scheme is managed
The RMSPS is responsible for any benefits you earned before 1 April 2012.
Under the Postal Services Act 2011, the Cabinet Office in Government is accountable for the RMSPS.
The Cabinet Office is responsible for managing the scheme. The scheme manager, which is Cabinet Office, checks that the scheme is working well, makes discretionary decisions, and deals with the most serious complaints.
A Governance Group oversees the management of the RMSPS. The Chair, John Cullen, was appointed in 2022 by the Secretary of State. Its members are nominated stakeholders from groups including Royal Mail, Post Office Ltd, Communication Workers Union and the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners. Their names and organisations are below:
| Name |
Organisation |
| Andy Furey |
Communication Workers Union |
| Angela Gough |
Royal Mail Group |
| Eamonn Donaughy |
National Federation of Occupational Pensioners |
| Gary Sassoon-Hales |
Unite the Union |
| Ian Rudkin |
Post Office Ltd |
| Stephen Halliwell |
Communication Workers Union |
| Kerrie Cureton-Williams |
Cabinet Office |
| Muna Rowe |
Cabinet Office |
| Stephen Humphrey |
Independent non-executive member |
| Natasha Wilson |
Independent non-executive member |
The Chair’s reports and Annual reports provide more information on the actions of the Governance Group.