Mrs D has complained that she was incorrectly awarded a tier 3 ill health retirement pension because the independent medical adviser did not have a report from a consultant psychiatrist and this meant she could not later be awarded a tier 1 pension at t …

Miss Carden-Jones disagrees with the Council’s decision not to award her ill-health retirement benefits from active service. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Council because: independent advice …

Mr Kelly complains that Staffordshire and West Midlands Probation Trust, (the Probation Trust) and WMPF incorrectly determined the level of his ill-health benefits in 2009 and that his pension…

Dr Winterbotham has complained that LCC have not considered his request for the early payment of his deferred benefits on the grounds of ill health properly. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against LCC because they did not take steps to …

Mr A complains that the Council, his employer, refused to backdate his ill health early retirement (IHER) pension. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Council for not considering whether Mr A qualifies for IHER under Regu …

Mr Bewley has complained that he has been incorrectly refused early payment of his deferred benefits on the grounds of ill health. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against Gateshead and STC because Mr Bewley’ …

Mrs Hedley’s complaint is that she has been incorrectly refused ill health early retirement from preserved pension status. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Authority to the extent that they failed to obtain a proper assessmen …

Interface Europe Ltd and the Trustees of the Interface Europe Pension Scheme failed to inform Mr Walsh correctly of a change in his membership status; and failed to consider him for an ill health pension before his employment was terminated T …

Mr Howarth complains about the Council’s decision to terminate his Tier 3 ill-health pension following the 18 month review. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Council because the Council failed to: recognise that the vie …

Miss S complains that she was not awarded an ill health early retirement pension; her employer failed to follow correctly the Local Government Pension Scheme regulations and there was maladministration in the way her claim was processed. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and shor …