Regulation 18 Child’s special gratuity

This regulation applies to a child of a member of a police force who dies or has died as the result of an injury received without their own default in the execution of their duty where one of the conditions set out in regulation 14(1) is met and the member does not leave an adult survivor entitled to a gratuity under regulation 13 or 14.

Subject to regulation 19, but without prejudice to regulation 17, a child to whom this regulation applies shall be entitled to a gratuity as provided in this regulation.

The gratuity under paragraph (2) shall be of the amount mentioned in paragraph (4) except that, where two or more such gratuities are payable in respect of the same person, each gratuity shall be of that amount divided by the number of such gratuities.

That amount shall be an amount equal to twice the annual pensionable pay, at the date of that parent’s death, of a person holding the rank of constable in the metropolitan police force and entitled to reckon 30 years' service for the purposes of pay.