Regulation 135 Meaning of “surviving adult partner”

United Kingdom

(1)

A person (P) is a surviving adult partner of a deceased member of this scheme if—

(a)

F1the following conditions are met—

(i)

P and the member were cohabiting as partners in an exclusive, committed long-term relationship;

(ii)

either P was financially dependent on the member or P and the member were financially interdependent;

(iii)

the member was able to marry or form a civil partnership with P; and

F2(iv)

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F3(b)

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(c)

P has satisfied the scheme manager that—

(i)

the circumstances in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) of paragraph (a) continued to subsist at the time of the member's death; and

(ii)

the period of cohabitation had been of at least 2 years' duration at the time of the member's death.

(2)

The scheme manager may in its discretion accept a shorter period of cohabitation if satisfied in the particular circumstances of the case that the member and P would have cohabited as partners for at least 2 years had the member not died.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 135(1)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(d) of the amending S.I.) by The Police and Firefighters Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/997), regs. 1(2)(d), 34(1)(a)(i)
F2: Reg. 135(1)(a)(iv) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(d) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Police and Firefighters Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/997), regs. 1(2)(d), 34(1)(a)(ii)
F3: Reg. 135(1)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(d) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Police and Firefighters Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/997), regs. 1(2)(d), 34(1)(b)
F4: Reg. 135(3)(4) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(d) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Police and Firefighters Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/997), regs. 1(2)(d), 34(1)(c)