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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.

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