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Definitions of terms in italics

 

scheme manager means the Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions. However, decisions may be issued by someone acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, in which case references to the scheme manager also apply to that person.

interested person means a person who is entitled to apply for a review of a decision under the FAS. For appeals about a scheme notification decision or a scheme eligibility decision this will be the trustees or managers of the pension scheme (if any) and include a person who is receiving or may receive benefits under the pension scheme in or after wind up. For appeals regarding a decision under the FAS’s internal review procedure about eligibility for a payment or the amount of the payment under the FAS this will be the beneficiary or a potential beneficiary affected by the FAS’s decision.

parties to the appeal means the person making the appeal and the scheme manager. Where the appeal relates to a scheme notification decision or a scheme eligibility decision, it also means the trustees or managers (if any) of the pension scheme including any person who satisfies the PPF Ombudsman that they are receiving or may receive benefits under the pension scheme and so are treated as a party.

beneficiary means, broadly, someone who is a member, or former member, of a pension scheme, qualifying for a payment under the FAS or, on the death of that member, their widow, widower or civil partner, or a person already in receipt of death benefits.

potential beneficiary means someone about whom information must be supplied to the scheme manager in relation to their membership of the pension scheme but who has not yet been determined to be a beneficiary by the scheme manager.

scheme notification decision means a decision by the scheme manager under the FAS’s internal review procedure as to whether or not the relevant pension scheme details have been provided to the FAS within the required timescale.

scheme eligibility decision means a decision by the scheme manager under the FAS’s internal review procedure as to whether or not the pension scheme is a qualifying pension scheme under the FAS.

trustees or managers, in relation to an occupational pension scheme means
a) in the case of a scheme established under a trust, the trustees of the scheme, and
b) in any other case, the managers of the scheme.