# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015, Regulation 114: Surviving scheme partner


(1) A person (P) is the scheme partner of a member if –
(a) the member and P are living together as if they are husband and wife or civil partners,
(b) the member and P are not prevented from marrying or entering a civil partnership,
(c) the member and P are financially interdependent or P is financially dependent on the member, and
(d) neither the member or P is living with a third person as if they are husband and wife or civil partners.
(2) A person is a surviving scheme partner of a member if the Secretary of State is satisfied that for a continuous period of at least two years, ending with the member’s death, the person was the scheme partner of that member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/94/regulation/114 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/regulation-114
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