Teachers' Pension Scheme (PO-26890)

Ombudsman’s Determination

Outcome

Mr Y’s complaint against Cheam School is partly upheld, but there is a part of the complaint I do not agree with. To put matters right, for the part that is upheld, Cheam School shall provide redress in respect of Mr Y’s loss of defined pension benefits in respect of Period One and Period Two.

Complaint summary

Mr Y has complained that:

· Cheam School’s former Bursar, (the Former Bursar), wrongly advised him that he was not eligible to join the TPS, as he was not a qualified teacher. As a result he missed out on the opportunity to join the TPS in 2007.

· It is unfair that he cannot be given full retrospective service in the TPS backdated to 2007.