SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Family members
PART 1Close family members
I1I71Meaning of “close family member”
1
This Part of this Schedule applies for the purposes of—
a
section 9, and
b
Part 2 of this Schedule,
to determine whether one person (F) is a close family member of another person (D).
2
F is a close family member of D if F—
a
was the spouse, civil partner or co-habitee of D on the day of D’s death,
b
is a child of D,
c
is a parent of D,
d
is a brother or sister of D,
e
is a step-child of D,
f
was a step-parent of D on the day of D’s death or is a step-parent of D on the day on which the request for the relevant review is made,
g
is a half-brother or half-sister of D, or
h
is a step-brother or step-sister of D.
3
4
In this paragraph “relevant review” means—
a
the review for which a request is made (where this Part of this Schedule applies for the purposes of section 9), or
b
the review to which the final report relates (where this Part of this Schedule applies for the purposes of Part 2 of this Schedule).
I2I82Co-habitee
F was the “co-habitee” of D on the day of D’s death if—
a
on that day F was living in the same household as D in a relationship with D corresponding to marriage or to civil partnership, and
b
F had been doing so for a period of at least two years ending with that day.
I3I93Step-child
F is a “step-child” of D if F is a child of a person—
a
who was the spouse, civil partner or co-habitee of D on the day of D’s death, or
b
who had ceased to be the spouse, civil partner or co-habitee of D on any day within the period of two years ending with the day of D’s death.
I4I104Step-parent
F was, or is, a “step-parent” of D on a particular day if F—
a
was, or is, the spouse, civil partner or co-habitee of a parent of D on that day, or
b
had ceased to be the spouse, civil partner or co-habitee of a parent of D on any day within the period of two years ending with that day.
I5I115Step-brother or step-sister
F is the “step-brother” or “step-sister” of D if F is a child of a person—
a
who was the spouse, civil partner or co-habitee of a parent of D on day of D’s death, or
b
who had ceased to be the spouse, partner or co-habitee of a parent of D on any day within the period of two years ending with the day of D’s death.
I6I126Interpretation
For the purposes of paragraph 3, 4 or 5, one person (A) is, or was, the co-habitee of another person (B) at a particular time if—
a
at that time A is, or was, living in the same household as B in a relationship with B corresponding to marriage or to civil partnership, and
b
A has been, or had been, doing so for a period of at least two years ending with that day.