Comment on Pension Regulator's issue of its first FSD
Ros’ comments on the new Pension Regulator’s issue of its first Financial Support Direction against Sea Containers.
Lords expected to back amendments for fair compensation
Release about the expected defeat for the Government in the House of Lords when Tories and LibDems, backed by a number of cross-bench peers will vote on the amendments to Clause 18 of the Pensions Bill, calling for a Lifeboat fund to be established to help pay Pension Protection Fund level benefits to those currently in the inadequate Financial Assistance Scheme.
Announcement of second Judicial Review against Government
Release announcing that victims of scheme wind-ups are being forced to go back to the High Court to Judicially Review the Government’s recent budget announcements of extensions to the Financial Assistance Scheme which do not comply with the High Court ruling in the first JR.
Press Release cautioning against euphoria about FAS extension
Press Release explaining that the extension to the FAS announced in the Budget is not all it seems.
Release on Gordon Brown's removal of ACT relief
Ros’ initial reaction to revelations about the advice given to Gordon Brown in 1997 ahead of his decision to remove dividend tax relief from pension funds, explaining that the decision was irresponsible.
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.
Press release welcoming the PASC report
Press release issued after release of the Public Administration Select Committee report, which is strongly critical of Government and calls for urgent compensation to be paid, including to those whose employers are still solvent.
Government bullying victims of pension wind-ups
Press Release highlighting the Government’s shameful attempts to frighten pension wind-up victims into dropping the Judicial Review and also trying to exclude tens of thousands of people from any successful outcome of the European court case.
Press Release announcing date for Judicial Review hearing on 7th Feb 2007
Press Release announcing that the Judicial Review hearing will take place in the High Court on 7th February 2007 and that the hearing has been expedited due to the suffering of the victims who have lost their pensions.
Press Release – High court verdict Government irrational and unlawful
Press Release explaining that the Government has been found guilty of maladministration and that the High Court says ano reasonable Secretary of State could rationally disagree’ with the Ombudsman that the public was badly misled by official pension aguides’.