Pension campaigners have won the right to a judicial review of the government's decision to reject the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report into occupational pension schemes.
The application for the review was lodged in June, but has been delayed initially for the publication of the Public Administration Select Committee’s (PASC) report, and later by the government’s failure to provide a defence within the specified timetable. However, the review has now been granted and the case will be heard in the High Court on 7th February, with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) now having just 35 days to prepare and file their defence. Campaigners lodged an appeal for a Judicial Review after the DWP rejected the findings of the Ombudsman’s report which outlined...
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