The Police Pensions Regulations 1987

1.—(1) Where one of the child’s parents is alive, the child’s ordinary allowance in respect of the death of a regular policeman (“the relevant parent”) shall, subject to paragraphs 4 and 5, be determined in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), an allowance determined in accordance herewith shall be of an annual amount equal to 18.75% of the amount of the relevant parent’s pension or notional pension mentioned in paragraph 3.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), where 3 or more children’s allowances are for the time being payable in respect of the death of the same person, an allowance determined in accordance herewith shall be of an annual amount equal to 37.5% of the relevant parent’s pension or notional pension mentioned in paragraph 3 divided by the total number of allowances so payable.

(4) Where in respect of any week the aggregate rate at which—

(a) any widow’s ordinary pension, and

(b) any children’s allowances determined in accordance herewith,

would be payable in respect of a person who died while entitled to an ordinary, short service, ill-health or injury pension (“the principal pension”) exceeds the rate at which the principal pension was payable immediately before that person’s death, the children’s allowances shall be reduced by such factor as will ensure that the said aggregate rate does not exceed the rate at which the principal pension was so payable.

(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) there shall be ignored—

(a) in the case of a widow’s pension or child’s allowance, any increase therein in accordance with Regulation E9 (increase by reference to the Pensions (Increase) Acts), and

(b) in the case of the principal pension—

(i) the restrictions on payments on account of an ordinary pension contained in Regulation B1(5), and

(ii) the provisions for the reduction of a pension contained in Parts VII and VIII of Schedule B (reductions at state pensionable age and related to up-rating of widow’s pension),

and where the relevant parent was entitled both to an ordinary, short service or ill-health pension and to an injury pension, the reference in sub-paragraph (4) to the rate at which the principal pension was payable shall be construed (subject to sub-paragraph (b)) as a reference to the aggregate rate at which those pensions were payable.