The Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988

Supplementary provisions as to pensions for widows, widowers and children

16.—(1) The Commissioners shall have power to give to the Board from time to time directions for increasing the rate of pension payable to a widow, widower or child under the preceding provisions of this Part of these regulations.

(2) The powers of the Commissioners to give directions under paragraph (1) above shall include power—

(a) to give directions in respect of a class or description of widows, widowers or children, and in particular in respect of widows, widowers or children described by reference to the time of the deceased scheme member’s retirement or death; and

(b) to give directions for increasing the pension payable to a widow, widower or child to an amount based on what the deceased member’s pension or entitlement to pension would have been if the member’s period of pensionable service had included such additional number of years as may be specified in the directions or determined thereunder.

(3) The Commissioners may augment, by such amount as may be agreed with the Board and for such period as may be so agreed, the pension payable under the preceding provisions of this Part of these regulations to any individual widow, widower or child.

(4) Where a clerk has received a payment under paragraph (2) of regulation 12 above, and the amount paid to him has not been repaid under regulation 13 above, then, in determining for the purposes of regulations 14 and 15 above whether the clerk has performed a qualifying period of pensionable service, no account shall be taken of the service in relation to which that payment was made.