wheels Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Dead soldiers family receives letter saying £433 was overpaid because he had been paid a month in advance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-15464889 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it regretted any distress caused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Must be very upsetting to receive the letter, spending the time trying to establish why they are being asked for it, and it indicates that a serious mistake was made by the bureaucracy in the MOD, but it is a non-issue - a mistake has been admitted and the money is no longer being requested. Although these mistakes should never happen, they do seem to happen now and again with companies requesting funds when the person has died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 How Sensitive. How Caring. How Civil Service... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The family are certainly getting their 15 minutes out of this. Not only us the Dad everywhere with his daft quote about "putting the great back into Britain". The Aunt was on the radio screaming about offensive language because the letter described the soldier's death as untimely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 That's what I thought. Milking the media attention. I can understand though. They have lost their son and may feel it desirous to draw attention to his death for the sake of him remembered and for consideration of how they feel. The media are just as much of a problem. If this sort of thing happens with most people then it gets a small mention in a national paper if someone kicks up a fuss. Whereas, if it involves someone who fought in Afghanistan then you're given the impression the matter should cause a shitstorm. But the Dad does sound like a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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