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Part-time Pensions Claims - Tribunal Applications

Timetable for Dealing with the Questionnaire/Settlement Phase

LGPS Claims (as at 13 September 2004)

(approximately 56 active claims in total, including 4 claims awaiting notification of strike-out by ET)

Target Date

Action

Duration

By whom?

Performance Indicator

1 October 2003

Questionnaires sent out

Complete

ER Team

Completed

3 November 2003

Target return date for questionnaires

Complete

Applicants

Completed

21 November 2003

Estimated date for final questionnaire returns

 

Applicants

Completed

30 May 2004

Preliminary evaluation of data returns.

4 weeks

ER Team

Data verified as far as possible to ensure that Pensions can proceed with settlement calculations.

Completed

1 July 2004

25 Claims stayed by the Employment Tribunal in line with s.7.1 of Information Bulletin No. 9.

Unknown

ER Team

Awaiting outcome of test case Beswick.

Cases on hold

31 January 2005

Supplemental queries

Ongoing

ER Team/Pensions Services

Clarify queries in respect of data.

In progress

31 January 2005

Numerical evaluations undertaken in line with Public Sector Settlement Model.

6 months

Pensions Services

Basis for settlement of claims achieved.

In progress

31 January 2005

Offers of settlement generated.

6 months

Pensions Services

Letters sent to successful applicants.

31 January 2005

Write to unsuccessful Applicants.

6 months

Pensions Services.

Letters sent to unsuccessful applicants.

31 July 2005

Applicants to accept/reject offers of settlement.

6 months

Pensions Services

All Applicants to have notified us of their acceptance/rejection of offer of settlement.

30 September 2005

Agreed claims settled.

2 months

Pensions Services

Settlement of outstanding claims.

31 October 2005

Contentious claims solved.

3 months

Pensions Services

Contentious claims resolved.

31 October 2005

Estimated completion date.