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Original news Mrs H (CAS-65551-M8D0)—22 August 2024 Summary The Pensions Ombudsman has dismissed a complaint regarding a discretionary pension established by statute. The scheme’s provisions were outdated and offered no benefit to deferred members. To be entitled to a pension, an individual had to leave the Salvation Army’s service and make a claim—something the complainant had not done. The preservation legislation did not apply because no employer-provided resources existed (Salvation Army workers are viewed not as employees but as officers of religion). The Ombudsman’s decision serves as a reminder that the rules of a pension scheme determine a person’s eligibility for benefits. What were the facts? Mrs H was a commissioned officer for the Salvation Army (SA)...

In this issue: Autumn Budget 2024 Social care Social housing Education Governance Children’s social care Healthcare Pensions Planning LexTalk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q&A Autumn Budget 2024 Welsh Government responds to Autumn Budget 2024 The Welsh Government has issued a written statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford, addressing the Autumn Budget 2024. Wales will receive an extra £774m. Drakeford characterises the Budget as a positive boost for Wales, supporting citizens, communities, local enterprises and public services across the country nationwide. See: LNB News 31/10/2024 33. Social care When is a private care provider exercising a public function for the purposes of section 6 Human Rights Act 1998? (Sammut v Next Steps Mental Healthcare Ltd) Because the provider did not validly obtain authorisation for depriving a patient of liberty in its...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE : The Pension Schemes Bill, anticipated to obtain Royal Assent in 2026, among other measures, would confer on the Pensions Ombudsman powers mirroring those of a competent court where pension overpayments must be recouped. As a result, trustees would no longer need to seek County Court orders in these matters, thereby cutting legal spend, easing administrative effort and promoting a swifter, more streamlined recovery for schemes and members, and ensuring a more efficient process overall. For more detail, see LNB News 05/06/2025 42 and Pension Schemes Bill—tracker — Pensions Ombudsman and overpayments. This Practice Note reviews the scope of the Pensions Ombudsman to handle occupational and personal pension complaints and disputes under its adjudication function, covering: who may bring or refer complaints/disputes which complaints/disputes fall within or outside its remit the powers he can exercise when determining matters relevant time limits Collectively, these areas define the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction under its adjudication service for both occupational and personal...

ARCHIVED This tracker is archived and is not being updated. It gathers significant pensions judgments from 2022, arranged by topic. The entries are organised by subject, with the topics listed in the Table of Contents on the left-hand side. Construction of scheme rules-revaluation De La Rue plc v De La Rue Pension Trustee Ltd Case information Full name: (1) De La Rue Plc (2) De La Rue Holdings Ltd (3) De La Rue International Ltd v (1) De La Rue Pension Trustee Ltd (2) Mark Crickett Citation: [2022] EWHC 48 (Ch), [2022] All ER (D) 50 (Jan) Court: High Court Judgment date: 14 January 2022 (hearing dates 15–16 December 2021) Representation: Keith Rowley QC and Elizabeth Ovey (instructed by Hogan Lovells International LLP) for the Claimants Henry Day (instructed by Hogan Lovells International LLP) for the First Defendant Andrew Mold QC (instructed by Osborne Clarke LLP) for the Second Defendant ...

Temporary permissions regime (TPR) and temporary marketing permissions regime (TMPR) This Practice Note examines the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)/Bank of England (BoE) temporary permissions regime (TPR) and the temporary marketing permissions regime (TMPR), introduced at the close of the implementation period following the UK’s exit from the EU. The TPR has concluded (31 December 2023). In contrast, the TMPR for EEA UCITS remains operative and has been extended to 31 December 2026 to aid transition to the Overseas Funds Regime (OFR). These arrangements allowed EEA passporting firms and funds to continue UK activities for a limited duration after the implementation period while pursuing full UK authorisation or recognition. The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018), as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (EU(WA)A 2020), enabled ratification and domestic implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU. The Withdrawal Agreement set the framework for the UK’s departure, including a transition period (termed by the UK government the ‘implementation...

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