Here are the key points from the interim report:

• There are 12 million people - one in five of the UK population - who are active, deferred, or pensioner members of public sector schemes
• The life expectancy of a 60-year-old is 28 years, compared with 18 years in the early 1970s
• About 85% of public sector employees have some form of employer-sponsored pension compared with about 35% in the private sector
• In the 10 years from 1999-2009, the value of benefits paid from the five largest public service pension schemes increased by 32%
• To start covering the increased cost, public sector workers should pay bigger contributions into a pension scheme - although the exact amount is a decision for Parliament
• Final-salary schemes mean high-flyers get almost twice as much back in pensions than those on more modest earnings for the same amount of pension contributions
• In the long-term, pensions should be changed from final-salary, possibly to career average
• Public sector workers should work longer, as life expectancy increases
• The Dutch and Swedish systems should be considered as models
  Some changes that have already been made are drastically reducing long-term costs
• Many schemes have already put up the pension age for new recruits from 60 to 65
• The average public sector pension in payment is £7,800 a year