Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Citation and commencement 2 Establishment of Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2015 3 Interpretation 4 Scheme manager 4A Local pension boards: establishment 4B Local pension boards: membership 4C Local pension boards: conflict of interest 4D Local pension boards: guidance 4E Scheme advisory board: establishment 4F Scheme advisory board: membership 4G Scheme advisory board: conflict of interest 4H Scheme advisory board: funding 5 Delegation 6 Scheme employment 7 Eligible persons 8 Service in two or more scheme employments 9 Application of Chapter 10 Interpretation of Chapter 11 Automatic enrolment 12 Opting into this scheme 13 Automatic re-enrolment 14 Opting out of this scheme 15 Opting out before the end of the first three months 16 Opting out after the first three months 17 Pensionable pay 18 Meaning of “assumed pensionable pay” 19 Active membership 20 Deferred membership 21 Pension credit member 22 Description of pension 23 Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purpose of deferment or retirement 24 Calculation of “retirement index adjustment” 25 Calculation of “retirement PIA index adjustment” 26 Determination of “the age addition” 27 Determination of “the assumed age addition” 28 Establishment of pension accounts: general 29 Closure and adjustment of pension accounts on transfer out or repayment of balance of contributions 30 Application of Chapter 31 Establishment of active member’s account 32 Receipt of a transfer value payment 33 Receipt of a club transfer value payment 34 Amount of pension for a scheme year 35 Opening balance, index adjustment and age addition 36 Ill-health award ceases to be payable 37 Closure and re-establishment of active member’s account 38 Establishment of added pension account 39 Account to specify amount of added pension 40 Account to specify opening balance and PIA index adjustment 41 Closure and transfer of added pension account 42 Ill-health pension ceases to be payable 43 Application of chapter 44 Establishment of deferred member’s account 45 Provisional amount of deferred pension 46 Retirement amount of deferred pension 47 Adjustment of account after early payment of deferred pension ceases 48 Account established after ill-health award ceases to be payable 49 Closure of deferred member’s account after gap in pensionable service not exceeding five years 50 Establishment of retirement account and other adjustments 51 Account to specify amount of retirement pension (active members) 52 Establishment of survivor member’s account 53 Amount of pension payable to survivor member 54 Establishment of pension credit member’s account 55 Other pension accounts 56 Application of Part 57 Qualifying service 58 Entitlement to retirement pension 59 Annual rate of retirement pension (active members) 60 Annual rate of retirement pension (deferred members) 61 Early payment reduction 62 Employer initiated retirement 63 Exercise of partial retirement option 64 Annual rate of retirement pension after exercise of partial retirement option 65 Entitlement to lower tier ill-health pension and higher tier ill-health pension 66 Annual rate of ill-health awards 67 Early payment of retirement pension to deferred member 68 Review of ill-health award or early payment of retirement pension 69 Consequences of review 70 Commencement of pensions 71 Option to commute part of pension 71A Option to commute part of an equivalent amount 72 Allocation election 73 Making an allocation election 74 Effect of allocation 75 Adjustment of allocated benefit 76 Meaning of “surviving partner” 77 Meaning of “initial period” 78 Surviving partner’s pension payable on death of active member 79 Surviving partner’s pension payable on death of deferred member 80 Surviving partner’s pension payable on death of pensioner member 81 Bereavement pension: surviving partner 82 Reduction in pensions in cases of wide age disparity 83 Survivor’s guaranteed minimum pensions 84 Eligible child’s pension 85 Meaning of “eligible child” 86 Eligible child’s pension on death of active member 87 Eligible child’s pension payable on death of deferred member 88 Eligible child’s pension payable on death of pensioner member 89 Specified proportion 90 Increase in eligible child’s pension where there is no surviving partner 91 Increase in eligible child’s pension where member was pension debit member 92 Bereavement pension: eligible child 93 Meaning of “final pay” 94 Meaning of “annualised final pay” 95 Person to whom lump sum death benefit payable 96 Lump sum payable on death of active member 97 Lump sum payable on death of pensioner member 98 Lump sum payable on death in certain cases 99 Lump sum payable on death of pension credit member 100 Payment of pensions under this Part 101 Surviving partner’s pensions and eligible child’s pensions: suspension and recovery 102 Provisional awards of eligible child’s pensions: later adjustments 103 Adjustment of eligible child’s awards consequent on re-instatement of pension benefits 104 Adjustment of benefits to comply with FA 2004 where members die over 75 105 Entitlement to pension credit members’ pension 106 Annual rate of pension credit member’s pension 107 Reduction in pension debit member’s benefits 108 Pension credit member’s rights 109 Commutation of part of pension 110 Member contributions 111 Contributions during absence from work due to illness, injury, trade dispute or authorised absence 112 Contributions during absence from work on reserve forces service leave 113 Contributions during child-related leave 114 Deduction and payment of contributions 115 Schedule 1 (payments for added pension) 116 Refund of all member contributions and payments for extra pension made by member 117 Employer contributions 118 Employer additional contribution: ill-health award 119 Refund of employer additional contribution for ill health award following review 120 Employer additional contribution: employer initiated retirement 121 Interpretation of Part 122 Establishment of Firefighters’ Pension Fund 123 Payments into the Firefighters’ Pension Fund 124 Payments to be made from the Firefighters’ Pension Fund 125 Information to be provided to the Secretary of State 126 Estimated deficits 127 Estimated surpluses 128 Actual deficits 129 Actual surpluses 130 Duty to provide information 131 Application of Part 132 Interpretation in relation to Part 133 Transfer payments made to other schemes or pension arrangements 134 Application for a statement of entitlement 135 Statement of entitlement 136 Request for transfer payment to be made 137 Calculating the amount of a transfer value or club transfer value 138 Effect of transfers-out 139 Application of Chapter 140 Interpretation of Chapter 141 Request for acceptance of a transfer payment 142 Transfer statement 143 Amount of transferred pension 144 Club transfer value statement 145 Amount of club transfer earned pension 146 Requirement for scheme manager to provide a certificate 147 Request to confirm details on certificate 148 Appeal concerning entries on the certificate 149 Transfer of pension account entries 150 Appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations 150A Employer cost cap 151 Determinations by the scheme manager 152 Role of IQMP in determinations by the scheme manager 153 Review of medical opinion 154 Appeals against determinations based on medical evidence 155 Notice of appeal 156 Reference of appeal to the board 157 Procedure where appeal to be pursued 158 The board’s report 159 Reconsideration by the board 160 Fees and allowances payable to the board 161 Expenses of each party 162 Notices etc 163 Appeals on other issues 164 Late payment of retirement index adjustment 165 Recovery of overpayment of benefits 166 Guaranteed minimum pension 167 Commutation of small pensions 168 Payments for persons incapable of managing their affairs 169 Payments due in respect of deceased persons 170 Limitation on assignment of benefits 171 Forfeiture: offences committed by members, surviving partners or eligible children 172 Forfeiture of pensions: offences committed by other persons 173 Forfeiture of lump sum death benefit: offences committed by other persons 174 Forfeiture: relevant monetary obligations and relevant monetary losses 175 Set-off 176 Forfeiture and set-off: procedure 177 Scheme administrator for the purposes of the Finance Act 2004 178 Payment on behalf of members of lifetime allowance charge 179 Reduction of benefits where lifetime allowance charge payable 180 Information about payment of annual allowance charge 181 Reduction of benefits where annual allowance charge paid by scheme manager 182 Calculation of periods of membership and service 183 Annual benefit information statements 184 Evidence of entitlement 185 Information to be provided to a member before reserve forces service leave 186 Transitional provisions 187 Duty to have regard to guidance SCHEDULE 1 Payments for added pension SCHEDULE 2 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84 Eligible child’s pension
(1) If a member, who has three months qualifying service, dies leaving an eligible child, an eligible child’s pension and, depending on the deceased member’s circumstances, a bereavement pension is payable in respect of the child.
(2) An eligible child’s pension is not payable in respect of any period before a child’s birth.
(3) If the person ceases to be an eligible child after the date of the member’s death, the pension ceases to be payable unless and until the child becomes an eligible child again, but, if the child does not cease to be an eligible child, the pension is payable for life.
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84 Eligible child’s pension
(1) If a member, who has three months qualifying service, dies leaving an eligible child, an eligible child’s pension and, depending on the deceased member’s circumstances, a bereavement pension is payable in respect of the child.
(2) An eligible child’s pension is not payable in respect of any period before a child’s birth.
(3) If the person ceases to be an eligible child after the date of the member’s death, the pension ceases to be payable unless and until the child becomes an eligible child again, but, if the child does not cease to be an eligible child, the pension is payable for life.
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