Consultation outcome

The Pensions Ombudsman: dispute resolution and jurisdiction

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and The Pensions Ombudsman
• Published: 19 December 2018
• Last updated: 8 August 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Government response: The Pensions Ombudsman: dispute resolution provisions and widening of jurisdiction

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Detail of outcome

The government published its response to this consultation on 8 August 2019.

We received 25 formal responses to the consultation which were broadly supportive of the proposals.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on measures to make new provisions for dispute resolution by The Pensions Ombudsman.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 19 December 2018 to 11pm on 18 January 2019

Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on measures to:

• make new provision for dispute resolution by The Pensions Ombudsman, in particular a function for early resolution of disputes before a determination
• allow an employer to make a complaint or refer a dispute to The Pensions Ombudsman on behalf of itself, where for example the employer chooses a group personal pension arrangement as the scheme for pension provision for their employees
• make provision in relation to associated signposting provisions

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Published 19 December 2018
Last updated 8 August 2019 + show all updates

1. 8 August 2019

   Added the government's response to the consultation.

2. 19 December 2018

   First published.