PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Pensions: Fraud (12 October 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Pensions Ombudsman on how that body investigates instances of suspected fraudulent documents being received from pension trustees.

Asked by:
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)

The Pensions Ombudsman is an independent statutory Commissioner and the conduct of his investigations is solely a matter for him. He has advised the Department that instances of suspected fraudulent documents would be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. The Pensions Ombudsman’s general approach would be to look for evidence to support a claim that a document is fraudulent and would consider holding an oral hearing to assist him in this regard.

Answered by:
Lord Harrington of Watford (Non-affiliated)
17 October 2016