Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-18168)

Complainant: Mrs R

Complaint Topic: Ill Health

Ref: PO-18168

Outcome: Upheld

Respondent: 1. Essex County Council (ECC)
2. Hedingham School and Sixth Form

Type: Pension complaint or dispute

Date: 23 March 2018

Mrs R’s complaint is upheld and to put matters right, Hedingham School shall:

ask an IRMP who has not previously advised on Mrs R’s IHER application to seek information from her treating physicians on all her symptoms and conditions and all planned treatments, including any prospects for recovery, before deciding whether she would be able to achieve gainful employment before the normal retirement age and prepare the relevant certificate accordingly;
then review its decision not to award tier one IHER pension from the LGPS to Mrs R; and
inform Mrs R of its decision with reasons

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

Mrs R complains that Hedingham School and ECC wrongly decided to award her a tier two instead of a tier one IHER pension from the LGPS.

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