The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014

Meaning of “eligible child”

85.—(1) In these Regulations, “child”, in relation to a deceased member, means—

(a) a natural child, step-child or adopted child of the member; or

(b) the natural child, step-child or adopted child of the member’s spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner; or

(c) any natural child of the member who was born after the member’s death and with whom the child’s mother was pregnant at the date of the member’s death.

(2) A child of the deceased member is an “eligible child” if—

(a) the child was at the date of the deceased member’s death financially dependent on the deceased member;

(b) the child is not married or in a civil partnership; and

(c) the child satisfies any of the conditions A to C.

(3) Condition A is that the person is under the age of 18.

(4) Condition B is that the person is in full-time education or on a course of at least one year’s duration and has not reached the age of 23.

(5) Condition C is that the person is dependent on the member at the date of the deceased’s death by reason of permanent incapacity of mind or body.