The Church of England Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2010
These Regulations amend the Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988 which apply in relation to the Church of England Pensions Scheme (“the Past Service Scheme”). The amendments they make place a scheme member’s surviving civil partner in the same position, for the purposes of the Past Service scheme, as a widow or widower left by a scheme member. They also amend the meaning of “child” so that as well as a scheme member’s step child, that expression also includes the child of a scheme member’s civil partner and make consequential amendments.