{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-discretionary-payments-regulations-1996/regulation-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-discretionary-payments-regulations-1996/regulation-24.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1680",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Discretionary Payments) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-discretionary-payments-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/24",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Entitlement to children’s long-term compensation",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where an eligible person who has been granted a credited period under regulation 8 dies and is survived by an eligible child or children—\n(a) in respect of whom there is an entitlement to receive a children’s long-term pension under regulation G3, G5 or G6 of the LGPS Regulations in relation to the deceased’s former employment; or\n(b) in respect of whom there would be such an entitlement apart from—\n(i) a relevant disqualification with respect to the deceased (and on the relevant assumptions); or\n(ii) the transfer of benefits to another pension scheme.\n(2) Where this regulation applies, children’s long-term compensation is payable to or for the benefit of such eligible child or eligible children—\n(a) if a children’s long-term pension under regulation G3, G5 or G6 of the LGPS Regulations is payable following the expiry of the period of 3 months beginning with the date of death, from the day following the expiration of that period; or\n(b) otherwise, from the day following the expiry of the period of 6 months beginning with the date of death.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/1613",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1997"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/1613",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1997"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1680/regulation/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:40:18.467098+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}