Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-16447 & PO-24445)

Ombudsman’s Determination

Outcome

I do not uphold Miss R’s complaint and no further action is required by the Council.

My reasons for reaching this decision are explained in more detail below.

Complaint summary

There are two parts to Miss R’s complaint:

(i) The first is that around the time of her dismissal, on grounds of capability due to ill health, she was not considered for ill health retirement or made aware of the possibility of ill health retirement.

(ii) The second is that the decision to award her ill health retirement from preserved status in 2015 was not backdated to 2007.