Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility
for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of
Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early
release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant
Cabinet Member
ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF OFFICER NON-EXECUTIVE DECISION
Date Of Decision:
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8 January 2019 |
Decision Maker: (Including Job Title)
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Judith Badger Section 151 Officer Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services
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Specific Delegation: (If any)
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Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) – Delegation to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services to determine requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member
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Brief Description of Decision:
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A request from a former employee asking for the early release of preserved pension benefits on compassionate grounds was rejected. |
Reasons for the Decision:
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The grounds of the request were not sufficient to meet the Council’s criteria and there would be a cost to the Council in releasing the pension benefits early.
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Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
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The employee was able to claim their preserved pension with actuarial reduction. This would be communicated to the former employee.
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Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:
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None |
Background Papers:
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I certify that this is a true record of the decision in relation to the determination of a request for the early release of preserved pension benefits.
Signed by the Decision Maker
Dated 31st January 2019
Name: Judith Badger
Job Title: Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services
Publication date: 08/01/2019
Date of decision: 08/01/2019