DWP defends FAS against PASC report

It has decided to defend the scheme, which has so far, according to the DWP website, only paid 200 members since it began, following the publication of a report by the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC), and calls from opposition parties to accept their responsibility. The report: ‘The Ombudsman in Question: the Ombudsman’s report on pensions and its constitutional implications’ agrees the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s findings of government maladministration are “sound” and recommends the government to implement a generous and speedy compensation scheme. However a DWP spokesman ...