HC Deb 09 November 1990 vol 180 c30W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he proposes to appoint a pensions ombudsman.

Mr. Newton

I am pleased to announce that Mr. Michael Platt has today been appointed the first pensions ombudsman to deal with disputes between individuals and their occupational or personal pension scheme. The pensions ombudsman will be able to investigate and decide cases where maladministration is alleged, and also deal with disputes of fact or law, for example, over the interpretation of the rules of the scheme. Mr. Platt will take up his appointment on 1 January 1991, and he will be able to receive complaints for investigation as from 2 April 1991.