The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008

2.E.10    Amount of children’s pension under regulation 2.E.8: deceased active members [F1 and deceased non-contributing members] E+W

(1) This regulation applies for determining the annual amount of the pension payable under regulation 2.E.8(1) if at the date of death the deceased was an active [F2 , or a non-contributing member] member of the scheme who was not also a pensioner member.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), that amount is the appropriate fraction of the basic death pension.

(3) In this regulation “the basic death pension” means—

where—

• RP is the deceased’s reckonable pay, and

• LRS is the length of the deceased’s relevant service, expressed in days.

[F3 (4) For this purpose “relevant service” means—

(a) in the case of an active member, the greater of —

(i) the pensionable service the deceased was entitled to count on the date of death, increased by the enhancement period (if any) that would have applied for the purposes of regulation 2.D.8(5) if the deceased had become entitled to a tier 2 ill-health pension on the date of death, and

(ii) 10 years’ pensionable service;

(b) in the case of a non-contributing member, the pensionable service that the deceased was entitled to count on the date of death.]

(5) In this regulation “the appropriate fraction” means—

(a) if there is a surviving parent of the dependent child or children or a surviving spouse or civil partner of a parent of the dependent child or children and a surviving adult dependant’s pension is payable under regulation 2.E.1—

(i) one-quarter if there is only one dependent child, and

(ii) one-half if there are two or more dependent children,

(b) if there is a such a parent or spouse or partner of a parent, but no surviving adult dependant’s pension is payable under regulation 2.E.1—

(i) one-third if there is only one dependent child, and

(ii) two-thirds if there are two or more dependent children,

(c) if there is no such parent nor spouse nor partner of such a parent—

(i) one-third if there is only one dependent child, and

(ii) two-thirds if there are two or more dependent children.

(6) If—

(a) a surviving adult dependant’s pension is payable under regulation 2.E.1, and

(b) there is a dependent child who is not dependent on the person entitled to that pension,

the rate of the pension payable in respect of that child for the first 3 months after the deceased’s death is [F4 equal to—

(i) in the case of a deceased active member, the rate of the deceased’s pensionable pay at the date of death, and

(ii) in the case of a deceased non-contributing member, the rate of the deceased’s reckonable pay.]

(7) In a case within [F5 paragraph (5)(b) or (c)], the rate of the pension in respect of the dependant child or children for the period of 6 months beginning with the deceased’s death is [F6 equal to—

(i) in the case of a deceased active member, the rate of the deceased’s pensionable pay at the date of death, and

(ii) in the case of a deceased non-contributing member, the rate of the deceased’s reckonable pay.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2.E.10 heading inserted (1.4.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/381), regs. 1(2), 40(a) (with reg. 89)

F2 Words in reg. 2.E.10(1) inserted (1.4.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/381), regs. 1(2), 40(b) (with reg. 89)

F3 Reg. 2.E.10(4) substituted (1.4.2009 with effect from 1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/381), regs. 1(2)(4), 40(c) (with reg. 89)

F4 Words in reg. 2.E.10(6) substituted (1.4.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/381), regs. 1(2), 40(d) (with reg. 89)

F5 Words in reg. 2.E.10(7) substituted (with effect from 1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(6), 36 (with reg. 93)

F6 Words in reg. 2.E.10(7) substituted (1.4.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/381), regs. 1(2), 40(e) (with reg. 89)