Clerical Pensions

Church Commissioners written question – answered at on 13 February 2006.

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Photo of Frank Field Frank Field Labour, Birkenhead

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what provision the Pension Board has made for the retention of pension rights for partners of those clergy who have entered into a civil partnership.

Photo of Stuart Bell Stuart Bell Second Church Estates Commissioner

All pension schemes are required by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the regulations made under that Act to provide benefits for a civil partner following the death of the scheme member on the same basis as for widows and widowers in respect of all pensionable service from December 2005.

The Pensions Board will of course comply with those requirements in respect of the schemes that it administers and scheme rules have been amended accordingly.

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