Monday, 20 January 2020

Health secretary suffers blow after court rules suspending doctors’ pensions is illegal

Health secretary suffers blow after court rules suspending doctors’ pensions is illegal Matt Hancock has suffered an embarrassing court defeat after his controversial policy on suspending doctors’ pensions was deemed illegal.

The health secretary was granted more power last year to suspend pension benefits to NHS staff charged with a crime, which the High Court has ruled breaches human rights.

The court said the measure was “wrong in principle and inherently unfair”. The Independent

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