NHS Pension Scheme (PO-3947)
Complainant: Mr David Gapper-Hampson
Complaint Topic: Death benefits
Ref: PO-3947
Outcome: Not upheld
Respondent: NHS Business Services Authority
Type: Pension complaint or dispute
Date:
Complaint summary
Mr Gapper-Hampson complains that NHSBSA wrongly declined his claim for a survivor pension from the Scheme when his partner Mr Y died in 2013.
Summary of the Ombudsman’s determination and reasons
The complaint should not be upheld against NHSBSA because they fully complied with the provisions of the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations 1995 (as amended) (the Regulations) when making their decision to decline Mr Gapper-Hampson’s claim for a survivor pension from the Scheme.
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