Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 201313

In regulation 36 (role of the IRMP)—

a

for paragraph (1)(c) substitute—

c

where a member has been working reduced contractual hours and had reduced pay as a consequence of the reduction in contractual hours, whether that member was in part time service wholly or partly as a result of the condition that caused or contributed to the member’s ill-health retirement.

b

after paragraph (2) insert—

2A

For the purposes of paragraph (2) an IRMP is not to be treated as having advised, given an opinion on or otherwise been involved in a particular case merely because another practitioner from the same occupational health provider has advised, given an opinion on or otherwise been involved in that case.