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
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.
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.
Pension wind-ups scandal worse than Maxwell
Professional Pensions piece published on 23rd March 2006, outlining Ros’ views of the Parliamentary Ombudsman report and Government’s rejection of it. Explains why this situation is worse than the Maxwell scandal.
Press Release welcoming Parliamentary Ombudsman report
Press Release announcing Ros’ reaction to the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report and welcoming the findings and recommendations.
Timeline of events in wind-up disaster
A timeline of the events since the 1990’s which led to the injustices suffered by the 85,000 or more victims of pension scheme wind-ups, showing clearly how Government must bear the responsibility.
Selected quotes from Parliamentary Ombudsman report
Some of the important quotes which show clearly how the Government is guilty of misleading the public into believing their pensions would be safe in their employer’s final salary scheme and that Government should compensate for this maladministration.
Summary of some of the main findings of Parliamentary Ombudsman report
Highlights of the evidence and findings of the Parliamentary Ombudsman report aTrusting in the pensions Promise’.