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I refer the honourable gentlemen to the answer previously given in response to Question 217138. The Independent Case Examiner closed all live complaints concerning changes to women\u2019s State Pension age 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 this group of complaints, the Independent Case Examiner could consider reopening the cases at the request of the Department. The Department cannot evaluate the potential merits of making such a request until the legal proceedings have been concluded.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hexham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "252884"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-15T09:21:53.56Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "State Retirement Pensions: Females"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2019 to Question 217138, what designation has been assigned to those complaints.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4672", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ged Killen"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rutherglen and Hamilton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ged Killen"} ], "uin" : "252883"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125883", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125883/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
I refer the honourable gentlemen to the answer previously given in response to Question 217138. The Independent Case Examiner closed all live complaints concerning changes to women\u2019s State Pension age 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 this group of complaints, the Independent Case Examiner could consider reopening the cases at the request of the Department. The Department cannot evaluate the potential merits of making such a request until the legal proceedings have been concluded.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hexham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "252883"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-15T09:21:53.623Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "State Retirement Pensions: Females"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2019 to Question 217138, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of her Department instructing the Independent Case Examiner to reopen complaints relating to the equalisation of the state pension age cases in the event that legal proceedings fall away.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4672", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ged Killen"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rutherglen and Hamilton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ged Killen"} ], "uin" : "252884"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055011", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055011/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Independent Case Examiner closed all live complaints concerning changes to women\u2019s State Pension age 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 forms the basis of this group of complaint, the Independent Case Examiner could consider reopening the cases at the request of the Department.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hexham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-08T15:49:29.22Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "State Retirement Pensions: Females"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 214627 on State Retirement Pensions: Females, whether she plans to instruct her Department to re-open complaints relating to the equalisation of the state pension age in the event that (a) the matter is no longer the subject of legal proceedings and (b) there has been no legal determination on the issues which form the basis of the complaint to the Independent Case Examiner as set out in that Answer.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4672", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ged Killen"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rutherglen and Hamilton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ged Killen"} ], "uin" : "217138"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1051351", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1051351/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
This government and the various other bodies are acting no differently to all previous governments subject to a legal challenge on such an issue.<\/p>
<\/p>
Following the High Court\u2019s decision on 30 November 2018 to grant the claimants permission to proceed to a full judicial review hearing on the changes to State Pension age, the department has reviewed its handling of such complaints.<\/p>
<\/p>
The department has concluded that the issue in the Judicial Review does impact on the ongoing complaints. Therefore, the DWP has decided to temporarily suspend action on current and future complaints on State Pension age matters until the final court decision in the judicial review. We do not think it is appropriate for the DWP to investigate a matter that is currently being considered by the High Court. An update explaining this will be added to the gov.uk website, and anyone who has an affected complaint we will notify. Matters that are unrelated to the judicial review will be progressed as normal under DWP\u2019s complaints procedure.<\/p>
<\/p>
This approach is consistent with the decision taken by the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman. Following the decision of the High Court to grant permission for a judicial review to go ahead on the changes to State Pension age, the Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman\u2019s office has confirmed that they will be taking no further action on current and future complaints they receive on changes to State Pension age until the court proceedings conclude.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Independent Case Examiner provides an independent review of complaints which remain unresolved following a final response from the DWP. As such, the Independent Case Examiner has also considered its position in light of the High Court decision. The Independent Case Examiner Office has no role to play in matters which are, or have been, the subject of legal proceedings. As a result, following the High Court decision, the Independent Case Examiners\u2019 Office took action to close all live State Pension age complaints, in line with its agreed operational parameters.<\/p>
<\/p>
The table provides information on the number of cases closed at the Independent Case Examiner relating to State Pension age changes, and the rationale for closing them. The number rejected (b) may increase (complaints cannot currently be accepted due to the judicial review).<\/p>
Reason for complaint closure<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> (a) Independent Case Examiner investigation report issued<\/p><\/td> 192<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (b) Rejected (the complaint failed to meet the Independent Case Examiner acceptance criteria)<\/p><\/td> 1,598<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (c) Withdrawn by complainant<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (d) Closed following the High Court decision to grant permission for a judicial review of the Department\u2019s handling of the change to women\u2019s State Pension age \u2013 it is not within the Independent Case Examiner remit to consider issues which are, or have been, subject to legal proceedings.<\/p><\/td> 2,505<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> In the event that the High Court makes no legal determination in respect of the complaint regarding State Pension age change, the Department will review its position once more and consider lifting the suspension.<\/p> <\/p> At this point the Independent Case Examiner Office could, at the request of the Department, also re-open those complaints closed as a result of the judicial review. This would be on the understanding that: (a) the matter is no longer the subject of legal proceedings and (b) there has been no legal determination on the issues which form the basis of the complaint to the Independent Case Examiner.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000268/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Individual departments have set up complaints procedures. That approach has not changed under Labour 1997-2010 or successive governments. The DWP has a two tier complaints process which considers formal complaints about our service. <\/strong>Once a complainant has exhausted the DWP complaint process they are signposted to the Independent Case Examiner\u2019s Office if they are dissatisfied with the final response to their complaint.<\/p> The Independent Case Examiner is independent, and discusses complaints. The Independent Case Examiner is appointed under contract to adjudicate on escalated complaints about the DWP, and its contracted service providers, in cases where the complainant has exhausted the relevant internal complaints process and remains dissatisfied. If a complainant is dissatisfied with the outcome of an I Independent Case Examiner investigation (or the service provided by the Independent Case Examiner) they can ask their Member of Parliament to escalate their complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.<\/p> The table below provides details of the number of complaints concerning the equalisation of women\u2019s state pension age, that have been (a) received; (b) accepted for investigation and (c) resolved by the Independent Case Examiner in each month since January 2017 (we have interpreted (c) as a request for the number of concluded complaint examinations).<\/p> At the end of October 2018, there were 865 such cases awaiting a decision on whether the complaint could be accepted for investigation, which explains the drop in the number of cases accepted for investigation since April 2018.<\/p> <\/p> Month<\/p><\/td> Complaints received<\/p><\/td> Complaints accepted for investigation<\/p><\/td> Concluded complaint examinations<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2017<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2017<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2017<\/p><\/td> 211<\/p><\/td> 187<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2017<\/p><\/td> 172<\/p><\/td> 157<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 2017<\/p><\/td> 171<\/p><\/td> 148<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> June 2017<\/p><\/td> 144<\/p><\/td> 124<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> July 2017<\/p><\/td> 222<\/p><\/td> 185<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> August 2017<\/p><\/td> 290<\/p><\/td> 243<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2017<\/p><\/td> 297<\/p><\/td> 232<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> October 2017<\/p><\/td> 418<\/p><\/td> 338<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> November 2017<\/p><\/td> 320<\/p><\/td> 265<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> December 2017<\/p><\/td> 222<\/p><\/td> 177<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2018<\/p><\/td> 314<\/p><\/td> 254<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2018<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td> 210<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2018<\/p><\/td> 171<\/p><\/td> 132<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2018<\/p><\/td> 196<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 2018<\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> June 2018<\/p><\/td> 147<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> July 2018<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> August 2018<\/p><\/td> 108<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2018<\/p><\/td> 101<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> October 2018<\/p><\/td> 119<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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