Mr MacQueen complains as beneficiary that the took an excessive amount of time to wind up the SSAS and to transfer the funds to a Self Invested Personal Pension Plan (SIPP) and that in consequence of the un …

Mrs Roberts complains that she should be entitled to enhanced ill health retirement benefits from the date of her dismissal. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Council because they had regard to medical opinion that was not ind …

Mr Evans complains that NHSBSA have wrongly rejected his application for Permanent Injury Benefits (PIB) The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should not be upheld against NHSBSA. Even though NHSBSA’s reasons were not sound, on the evidence a conclusion that …

Mr Watkins says that the Trustees’ decision to award pension increases to active pensioners under the augmentation rule using a distribution of the fund’s surplus in 1972 was illegal and constituted maladministration. The Ombudsman’s determin …

Dr Archer’s complaint is that the delayed providing information relating to his additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) causing him to receive a lower annuity than he would otherwise have done. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination …

Mrs Telford complains that Mr Ross (as Trustee) refuses to provide a letter of authority to her IFA so they can obtain details of her Scheme benefits from Abbey Life, the Scheme Manager. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against Mr Ross …

Mr Morrison disagrees with the decision to award him an ill health retirement pension with effect from January 2003 rather than October 1999. He also considers that the MoD: made inaccurate and misleading statements; took irrelevant matters into account in reaching their decision; failed to …

Mr Barton says that, when calculating his pension entitlement from the Scheme, the Trustees are using a final pensionable salary as at 30 September 2005 being the date the Scheme closed. He believes that his benefits should remain linked to his actual final pay as at …

Mr Linfield has complained about the decision not to grant him an incapacity pension when his employment with Shell was terminated. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should not be upheld becau …

Mr Palmer says that Standard Life released personal information to the chairman of City Lifeline Ltd (City Lifeline) He says this led to an investigation by auditors, his being barred from the premises and a breakdown in the working relationship between the chairman, Mr Keenan and the Financial Director. He seeks co …