The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011

PART VI BENEFITS FOR DEPENDANTS

Widow’s, widower’s, surviving civil partner’s or surviving nominated partner’s pension on member’s death in pensionable employment

18.  In the case of members who die in pensionable employment as practitioners, regulation G2 (widow’s pension on member’s death in pensionable employment) is modified so that the reference, in regulation G2(2), to the rate of the member’s pensionable pay when the member died is treated, in relation to the member’s employment as a practitioner, as a reference to the average rate of the member’s pensionable earnings during the last complete quarter before the member died.

Increased widower’s pension

19.  In the case of female members who elected to buy increased widower’s pension under regulation G9 (increased widower’s pension) that regulation is modified so that the lump sum payable on the member’s retirement will be reduced in respect of each year of practitioner service that the member buys, by 2.8 per cent of uprated earnings for each complete year before 25th March 1972, and by 1.4 per cent of uprated earnings for each complete year after 24th March 1972 and before 6th April 1988, plus, in each case, the relevant daily proportion for each additional day.

Increased surviving civil partner’s pension

20.  In the case of a civil partner who made a nomination under regulation G11 (dependent surviving civil partner’s pension) or an election under G12 (purchase of surviving civil partner’s pension in respect of service prior to 6th April 1988) those regulations are modified so that the lump sum payable on the member’s retirement will be reduced by 1.96 per cent of uprated earnings for each complete year of practitioner service plus, the relevant daily proportion for each additional day.

Increased dependent surviving nominated partner’s pension

21.  In the case of a member who made a nomination under regulation G15 (dependent surviving nominated partner’s pension) that regulation is modified so that the lump sum payable on the member’s retirement will be reduced by 1.96 per cent of uprated earnings for each complete year of practitioner service before 6th April 1988 plus the relevant daily proportion for each additional day.

Increased surviving partner pension

22.  In the case of a member who made an election under regulation G17 (increased surviving partner’s pension) that regulation is modified so that the lump sum payable on the member’s retirement will be reduced by 1.96 per cent of uprated earnings for each complete year of practitioner service before 6th April 1988 plus the relevant daily proportion for each additional day.

Child allowance - member dies in pensionable employment

23.  In the case of a member who dies in pensionable employment as a practitioner—

(a) regulation H3(8), (9), (12) and (13) is modified so that the references to the rate of the member’s pensionable pay when the member died is treated, in relation to the member’s employment as a practitioner, as references to the average rate of the member’s pensionable earnings during the last complete quarter before the member died; and

(b) regulation H3(16) and (18) are modified so that the reference to the member’s final year’s pensionable pay when the member died is treated as a reference to the yearly average of the member’s uprated earnings at the date of death.

Preserved pension

24.  Regulation E12 (preserved pension) is modified so that the definition of “regular employment of like duration” in paragraph (16) means such employment as the Scottish Ministers consider would involve a similar level of engagement to the member’s pensionable service as a practitioner immediately before that service ceased.