Too ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to allow complainants to ask their Member of Parliament to refer their complaint to the Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman if the Independent Case Examiner has not reached a substantive decision on their complaint within six months.
Answered on
28 January 2019
It is open to Members of Parliament to refer complaints to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman at any time they choose, regardless of whether the Independent Case Examiner’s process has been exhausted. The decision as to whether to accept them without an Independent Case Examiner’s investigation rests with the Ombudsman’s office.
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Department for Work and Pensions