# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014, Regulation 85: Meaning of “eligible child”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2848/regulation/85 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-england-regulations-2014/regulation-85
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