Gov't will force workers to pay legal costs

In March the Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, published her report - “Trusting in the Pensions Promise” - which accused the government and, in particular, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of maladministration regarding information provided to people in occupational pension schemes. However, the government dismissed the report and its recommendations to pay compensation to 125,000 workers, who have lost some or all of their pensions through company insolvency, on the grounds it was not guilty of maladministration and that the burden of compensation would fall on the taxpayer. Since then...