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Series
Pensions Ombudsman: reports
Catalogue reference: JB 5
What's it about?
JB 5
This series contains reports, including annual reports, of the Pensions Ombudsman.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JB 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Pensions Ombudsman: reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1992-2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains reports, including annual reports, of the Pensions Ombudsman.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Pensions Ombudsman, 1991-1991
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 11 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2002 Pensions Ombudsman
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Pay and pensions
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The office of the Pensions Ombudsman was opened on 2 April 1991. The Ombudsman was chosen and funded by the Department of Social Security. The first Pensions Ombudsman was Michael Platt who was appointed on 2 January 1991. He was succeeded in September 1994 by Dr Julian Farrand.
The Pensions Ombudsman was established under Part IVA of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, as inserted in that Act by Section 12 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Act 1990 (later consolidated in the Pensions Schemes Act 1993). Although the Ombudsman is appointed by a secretary of state, the work of his Office is that of an independent body established by statute.
The Ombudsman was set up to investigate complaints of misadministration by, and disputes with, the trustees or managers of occupational or personal pension schemes. He may also investigate disputes of fact or law between a complainant and the trustees or managers or employer.
The majority of complaints about pension schemes or employers were dealt with by the Occupational Pensions Advisory Service (OPAS). Further information about the origins and terms of reference of the Pensions Ombudsman can be found in the first annual reports.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15927/
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