Mr Marshall has two complaints: that the Company deliberately and perversely terminated his contract of employment on the grounds of gross misconduct, rather than incapacity, so as to avoid having to pay for the cost of his early …

Mr Halse has asserted that both Standard Life and Hargreaves Lansdown delayed a transfer of his pension plan between the two firms and, as a result, the value of his investment has been reduced. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against …

Mr Shanley says his application for Permanent Injury Benefits (PIB) following injuries to his back and neck sustained whilst carrying out his duties for the NHS, has been wrongfully refused. Some of the issues before me might be seen …

Mr Brennan says that the Trustee failed to deal with his request for early payment of his deferred benefits. Some of the issues before me might be seen as complaints of maladministration while others can be seen as disputes of fact or law and indeed, some may be both. I have jurisdiction over either ty …

Dr Vernon disagrees with the decision of Standard Life as manager of his personal pension plan to apply a market value reduction (MVR) to his policy on transfer into a Standard Life SIPP in 2007 even though his personal pension policy had a maturity date of 1 March 2002. Some of the issues before me might be s …

The Applicant complains that the Trustees failed, from 7 November 2003, to pay him the benefits due to him from the Sch …

Mr Bidgood complains about the way in which Sussex dealt with the review of his Injury Benefit in 2006, and the eventual decision given by Capita (the Police Medical Appeals Board) Mr Bidgood says that Sussex failed to take any action with regard to a …

Mr Gee complains that he was refused injury benefit, after being told he qualified for it. The Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Prison Service because: it caused delays; it led Mr Gee to bel …

Mrs Anderson complains that Leeds City Council refused her an ill health pension. The Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld because the Council made a decision without obtaining the necessary certificate. DETAILED DETERMINATION Material Facts Mrs Anderson worked for Leeds City Counci …

Mr Hessel says that he should not be required to repay a sum of £59,439.72 which represents on overpayment made by Abbey Life when he transferred the value of the Plan to a Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) with Skandia Life (Skandia) in November 2006. He says th …