{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-miscellaneous-amendments-member-benefits-regulations-2026/regulation-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-miscellaneous-amendments-member-benefits-regulations-2026/regulation-21.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/226",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Member Benefits) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-miscellaneous-amendments-member-benefits-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/21",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Amendments to regulation 45",
  "text": "In regulation 45 (survivor benefits: children of deferred members)—\n(a) in paragraph (4)—\n(i) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—\n“(c) the pension excluded—\n(i) any additional pension purchased under regulation 16 (additional pension contributions), other than qualifying additional pension, and\n(ii) any additional pension awarded under regulation 31 (award of additional pension);”;\n(ii) omit the “and” after sub-paragraph (e);\n(iii) after sub-paragraph (f) insert\n“; and\n(g) the amount of any qualifying additional pension had been multiplied by 49/320;”;\n(b) in paragraph (5)—\n(i) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—\n“(c) the pension excluded—\n(i) any additional pension purchased under regulation 16 (additional pension contributions), other than qualifying additional pension, and\n(ii) any additional pension awarded under regulation 31 (award of additional pension);”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (e) for “pay and;” substitute “pay;”;\n(iii) after sub-paragraph (f) insert\n“; and\n(g) the amount of any qualifying additional pension had been multiplied by 49/160;”;\n(c) in paragraph (9)—\n(i) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—\n“(c) the pension excluded—\n(i) any additional pension purchased under regulation 16 (additional pension contributions), other than qualifying additional pension, and\n(ii) any additional pension awarded under regulation 31 (award of additional pension);”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (e) omit “and,”;\n(iii) after sub-paragraph (f) insert “; and\n“(g) the amount of any qualifying additional pension had been multiplied by 49/240;”;\n(d) in paragraph (10)—\n(i) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—\n“(c) the pension excluded—\n(i) any additional pension purchased under regulation 16 (additional pension contributions), other than qualifying additional pension, and\n(ii) any additional pension awarded under regulation 31 (award of additional pension);”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (e) omit “and,”;\n(iii) after sub-paragraph (f) insert “; and\n“(g) the amount of any qualifying additional pension had been multiplied by 49/120;”;\n(e) in paragraph (12) before “takes effect from” insert “the revaluation adjustment”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 45 was amended by S.I. 2023/279 and 2023/972; there are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/226/regulation/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:05:00.820605+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."
}