Regulation 4 Amendments to Schedule 1

after the definition of “Club Transfer”^f1 insert—

• ““Combined Authority establishment order” means an order made under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009^f2 which establishes, and makes provision about the constitution of, a Combined Authority;

• “Combined County Authority establishment regulations” means regulations made under section 9 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023^f3 which establish, and make provision about the constitution of, a Combined County Authority;”;

after the definition of “earned pension” insert—

• ““elected member” means a person who is eligible to be a member of the Scheme by reason of being—

  1. (a)

     an eligible councillor;

  2. (b)

     an eligible mayor;

• “elected membership” means membership of the Scheme held in respect of employment as—

  1. (a)

     an eligible councillor, or

  2. (b)

     an eligible mayor,

  but excluding service accrued as a result of any other local government employment;”;

after the definition of “eligible child” insert—

• ““eligible councillor” means a person who is a member of—

  1. (a)

     a local authority in England who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under a scheme made in accordance with the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003^f4;

  2. (b)

     a Combined Authority in England who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under a Combined Authority establishment order;

  3. (c)

     a Combined County Authority in England who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under Combined County Authority establishment regulations;

  4. (d)

     the London Assembly who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme following a determination made under section 26 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999^f5;

  5. (e)

     the Court of Common Council of the City of London who the Common Council of the City of London has determined should be entitled to be a member of the Scheme;

  6. (f)

     a committee or sub-committee of a Combined Authority in England who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under a Combined Authority establishment order;

  7. (g)

     a committee or sub-committee of a Combined County Authority in England who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under Combined County Authority establishment regulations;

  8. (h)

     a Fire and Rescue Authority within the meaning of section 1 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004^f6 who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under a scheme made in accordance with the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003;

• “eligible mayor” means—

  1. (a)

     a mayor or deputy mayor of

     1. (i)

        a Combined Authority in England who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under a Combined Authority establishment order;

     2. (ii)

        a Combined County Authority in England who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under Combined County Authority establishment regulations;

  2. (b)

     the Mayor of London who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme by virtue of these Regulations, and in respect of whom the Greater London Authority has made a determination under section 26 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

  3. (c)

     a mayor elected to a local authority in England under section 9H (elected mayors etc) of the Local Government Act 2000^f7 who is entitled to be a member of the Scheme under a scheme made in accordance with the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003;”.