SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICE PENSIONS REGULATIONS 1987

5

In regulation D5 (child’s allowance or special gratuity – limitations)–

a

in paragraph (1)(a) after “of a marriage which took place” insert “or of a civil partnership which was formed”;

b

for paragraph (1)(b) substitute the following sub-paragraph–

b

by reason of his being a step-child,–

i

to the child of a spouse whose marriage to the relevant parent took place on or after the relevant date, or

ii

to the child of a civil partner whose civil partnership with the relevant parent was formed on or after the relevant date;

c

after paragraph (1) insert the following paragraph–

1A

The reference in paragraph (1)(a) to a child born of a civil partnership means a child–

a

who is a child of a member of a civil partnership and has been adopted by the other member of that civil partnership; or

b

who has been adopted by two persons who have formed a civil partnership.