PO determination on exercise of discretionary power and factors to consider for dependant’s pension (Miss M PO-17970)

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• Original news
• Summary
• What were the facts?
• What did the Adjudicator of the Pensions Ombudsman decide?
• What was the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman decision?
• What are the implications of this determination?

Article summary

Pensions analysis: In the Pensions Ombudsman determination PO-17970 concerning the Railways Pension Scheme and Miss M, the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman upheld a complaint that the administrators of a pension scheme had failed to properly consider a request for a financial dependant’s pension. Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP looks at the decision.