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<p>When a department and independent bodies face a legal case, they have to review
whether they continue to assess claims or await determination of the legal case. This
has been the policy under all governments, Labour, Coalition, and Conservative, for
decades.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Case Examiner (ICE) closed all live cases which
concerned complaints about the state pension age for women (WASPI) when they became
subject to legal proceedings, as is required under its governance contract. In the
event the legal proceedings fall away or there is no determination on the matters
which form the basis of the WASPI complaints, the ICE could consider reopening the
cases at the request of the Department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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