Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 52757

Pensions Ombudsman: Standards

Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Patricia Ferguson

LabourGlasgow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Pensions Ombudsman on the adequacy of the time taken for a complaint to be allocated to an adjudicator.

Answer

Torsten Bell
I met with the Pensions Ombudsman and Chief Operating Officer to discuss the significant increase over a period of several years in complaints received; a trend that is continuing. This increase has impacted on waiting times for cases to be allocated to a...

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