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UK Teachers Keep Pensions Despite Child Abuse Bans

1/6/2026

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  • More than 150 teachers in the UK retain their pensions despite bans for child sexual abuse, according to The Telegraph.
  • Since 2015, 60 teachers have been banned for sexual misconduct involving children, and no pensions have been revoked since 2005.
  • Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson faces pressure to enforce pension forfeiture for those crimes.
  • Tens of thousands of families will owe child benefit repayments due to frozen income thresholds, with 359,000 liable by 2028-29.