Deputy Pensions Ombudsman appointment update
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To ensure continuity of service while the recruitment exercise for a new Deputy Pensions Ombudsman is concluding, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Minister for Pensions has agreed to further extend the appointment of Anthony Arter as Deputy Pensions Ombudsman for a period of up to three months from 16 October 2024.
The Commissioner for Public Appointments has been consulted under paragraph 3.3 of the Governance Code by DWP to make this extension, exceptionally, without a competition.
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