Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
2026-05-12 · Department for Work and Pensions · 997 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to Government departments on responding to recommendations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman involving financial redress.
Answer
The Department estimates that the cost of providing compensation at Level 4 of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman scale was approximately £2,800 in the last 12 months, relating to a single PHSO investigation. Details of PHSO investigations inv...