Redundancy payments
5. A head of paid service—
(a)who is employed by a preparing council or a single tier council; and
(b)whose employment would have continued but for the fact that his employer has, in accordance with the 1993 Regulations (as modified by regulation 4(1)), appointed another person to the post of head of paid service of the single tier council,
shall be treated as being dismissed by reason of redundancy for the purposes of the Local Government (Early Termination of Employment) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006(1) and the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007(2), regardless of whether or not he applies for the post of head of paid service of the single tier council.
S.I. 2007/1166, to which there are amendments relevant to these provisions.