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Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-15296)

Complainant: Mr R
Complaint Topic: Ill Health
Ref: PO-15296
Outcome: Upheld
Appeal outcome: None
Respondent: Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Type: Pension complaint or dispute
Date:
Appeal: No

Ombudsman’s Determination

Outcome

Mr R believes the Council did not consider his application for Ill Health Early Retirement (IHER) properly.

Complaint summary

The complaint is upheld against the Council as it did not follow the correct process when assessing Mr R’s IHER application. To put matters right, the Council shall reconsider its decision on whether to grant Mr R IHER and pay him an award of £500 for the significant non-financial injustice he has suffered.

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