Regulation 16 The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006

(1)

The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 1—

(a)

in Part 1 (citation and interpretation) in paragraph 2(1) at the appropriate place insert—

““parental bereavement leave” means leave under section 80EA Employment Rights Act 1996;”;

(b)

in Part 10 (qualifying service and pensionable service)—

(i)

in paragraph 1(g) (qualifying service) after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”;

(ii)

in paragraph 2(1)(c) (reckoning of pensionable service) after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”;

(iii)

in paragraph 2A(1)(c) (reckoning of special pensionable service) after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”;

(iv)

in paragraph 5 (reckoning of maternity, paternity and adoption leave etc)—

(aa)

in the heading after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”;

(bb)

in sub-paragraph (2) after paragraph (a) insert “(aa) parental bereavement leave,”;

(c)

in Part 11 (pensionable pay, pension contributions and purchase of additional service)—

(i)

in paragraph 2(5)(c) (final pensionable pay) after “ordinary adoption leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave,”

(ii)

in paragraph 3(3) (pension contributions), after “paternity” in both places it occurs, insert “, parental bereavement”.

Annotations

f1: S.I. 2006/3432, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.