# The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, Regulation 4: Survivor benefits for civil partners and same sex spouses: the 1992 Scheme


(1) In Part C (awards on death – spouses)—
(a) in rule C1 (spouse’s ordinary pension)—
(i) in paragraph (2), after “spouse” insert “or surviving civil partner”;
(ii) omit paragraph (2A);
(b) in rule C4 (spouse’s accrued pension), in paragraph (3)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), after “spouse” insert “or surviving civil partner”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b) and the “and” preceding it;
(c) in rule C5 (limitation on award to spouse or civil partner by reference to date of marriage or formation of partnership)—
(i) in paragraph (2), after “spouse” insert “or surviving civil partner”;
(ii) omit paragraph (3);
(d) in rule C6 (spouse or civil partner’s requisite benefit and temporary pension), in paragraph (4)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “in the case of a surviving spouse,”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b) and the “and” preceding it;
(e) in rule C8 (limitation where spouses living apart), in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “in the case of a surviving spouse,”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b) and the “and” preceding it.
(2) In Part J (special cases), in rule J1 (guaranteed minimum pensions)—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) in the case of a person who dies at any time and leaves a widow, a surviving same sex spouse or surviving civil partner, that person is entitled to a pension of a weekly rate equal to half the deceased person’s guaranteed minimum, and”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (d) and the “and” preceding it;
(b) in paragraph (4), for “, (c) or (d)” substitute “or (c)”.
(3) In Schedule 1 (interpretation) to the 1992 Scheme, omit paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 3 (provision relating to same sex couples).
(4) In Schedule 3 (awards on death – spouses) to the 1992 Scheme—
(a) in Part 3 (spouse’s accrued pension)—
(i) in paragraph 2(1), after “spouse’s” insert “, or surviving civil partner’s,”;
(ii) in paragraph 3(1), after “spouse” insert “or surviving civil partner”;
(b) in Part 4 (pension for surviving spouse of post-retirement marriage), in paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1), after “surviving spouse” insert “or surviving civil partner”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1511/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-schemes-and-compensation-scheme-wales-amendment-regulations-2020/regulation-4
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