The Police Pensions Regulations 1987

Regulations C6 and C8

Part VWidow’s Requisite Benefit Pension

1.  Subject to paragraph 2, the annual amount of a widow’s requisite benefit pension shall be an amount equal to her husband’s average pensionable pay divided by 160 and multiplied by the period in years of his pensionable service reckonable by reason of service or employment after 5th April 1978.

2.  The amount of a pension calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be increased in accordance with Regulation E9 (increase by reference to the Pensions (Increase) Acts).