The applicant local authority appealed a finding by the pensions ombudsman that it was unlawful for it to have stopped paying to the respondent the enhanced part of her pension benefits.
Held: The enhanced pension scheme was not unlawful, since it satisfied perfectly proper requirements of the applicant. Being intra vires, the authority was bound by its agreement to pay it. The argument that the scheme was unlawful as being no more than an additional payment for services already provided, was unsuccessful.
The Hon Mr Justice Jacob
[2003] EWHC 263 (Ch), Times 11-Mar-2003, Gazette 09-May-2003
Bailii
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council v Shaw QBD 2000
Two senior and long term employees of the Council proposed voluntary early redundancy. After discussions, their contracts were varied with enhanced pay so that they would also have enhanced pensions and redundancy payments. Such enhancing agreements . .
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Updated: 20 August 2021; Ref: scu.179569