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PO determination on LGPS withholding fraudster's pension benefits (PO-7277)

Published on: 28 March 2017

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • Summary
  • What were the facts?
  • What was the Pension Ombudsman’s decision?
  • What is the impact of this determination?

Article summary

Pensions analysis: The Pensions Ombudsman upheld a complaint that a Council was seeking to improperly withhold pension benefits under the Local Government Pension Scheme in respect of a former employee who had committed fraud. Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP looks at the decision.

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