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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>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>
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