Hertfordshire County Council was ordered to pay a co-habitee's pension after it failed to inform a member about proper nomination procedures.
The council said the case would "open the door to a wide range of claims". However, the ombudsman ruled it was liable and it should pay out of its own money, not its pension scheme. The case rev...
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