Part D Retirement Benefits

Entitlement to immediate payment of benefits on retirement

D6 Early entitlement to retirement benefits: redundancy etc.
1 Subject to the following provisions of this Part, if a member who ceases to hold a local government employment—
(a) has a statutory pension entitlement,
(b) has attained the age of 50, and
(c) satisfies one of the conditions mentioned in paragraph (2),
he is entitled—
(i) to a standard retirement pension, and
(ii) to a standard retirement grant,
which are payable immediately on his ceasing to hold that employment.
2 The conditions mentioned in paragraph (l)(c) are—
(a) that the employing authority certifies that he has ceased to hold the local government employment—
(i) by reason of redundancy; or
(ii) in the interests of the efficient exercise of its functions; or
(b) that he was one of the holders of a joint appointment and his appointment has been terminated because the other ceased to hold his appointment.