The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2015

Surviving partner’s pensions and eligible child’s pensions: suspension and recovery

110.—(1) This regulation applies if—

(a)on a member’s death a pension has been awarded and paid under this Part; and

(b)it later appears to the scheme manager that the member or the person to whom the pension has been paid made a false declaration or deliberately suppressed a material fact in connection with the award.

(2) If this regulation applies, the scheme manager may—

(a)cease paying the pension; and

(b)recover any payment made under the award.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not affect the scheme manager’s right to recover a payment or overpayment under any other provision where the scheme manager considers it appropriate to do so.