Why the Financial Assistance Scheme is so inadequate
Ros explains the shortcomings of the Financial Assistance Scheme – even after the announcement of aextensions’ to the coverage.
Continued injustice of Financial Assistance Scheme – even after extension
Note explaining why the announced aextension’ of the Financial Assistance Scheme is little more than a public relations exercise, designed to buy backbench silence, rather than helping those who have lost their pensions.
Why extension to FAS is spin, not reality
Paper prepared for Parliamentary Work and Pensions Select Committee explaining the inadequacies of the announced extensions to the Financial Assistance Scheme.
Critique of John Hutton's evidence to PASC
Ros highlights the factual errors and misleading statements made by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions John Hutton, in his evidence before the Public Administration Select Committee.
Press Release about Judicial Review and European Challenges
Press Release announcing that the Pensions Action Group will challenge the Government both in the UK and European Courts. The Govenrment faces a Judicial Review of its rejection of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report and a challenge in the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament.
Daily Mail aMonday View' column – Ministers' great pensions betrayal
Article published by Daily Mail explaining how the Government’s rejection of the Parliamentary Ombudsman report has betrayed the nation and undermined pensions confidence still further.
Appeal to European Parliament Petitions Committee to force Government compensation
Ros accompanied Mr. Maurice Jones to the European Parliament Petitions Committee, in April 2005, to ask for their help in recovering the pension he lost when his company failed in 1997 and this is the briefing paper she prepared for his case.
European Parliament – explanation of case for Petitions Committee
Ros’ comments on the European Parliament Petitions Committee case background, explaining why the UK Government’s description of pension protection is flawed.
Examples of how loss of final salary pension on wind-up has devastated people's lives
Case study examples of the devastating effect of losing a final salary pension, which had always been described as asafe’, aprotected by law’ and aguaranteed’.Â
House Magazine aAssurances that final salary pensions will be protected by legislation are threadbare – forked tongues on funds'
Article published in the Commons aHouse Magazine’ explaining how, despite Government assurances to the contrary, final salary pensions were not properly protected by legislation and how the Government’s rejection of the Parliamentary Ombudsman report is unsustainable.