TNAG-0697-FCO40-847-Pension-scheme-for-governors-1978 — Page 76

Reference UKA 2331.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 14 AUG 1978

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

دید

ле

PX

LAST

from his governors

service

GOVERNORS' PENSIONS

1.

NEX

31 30,

During his recent visit to the Caribbean, Mr Stratton AUS was approached by one Governor's wife who complained that if her husband was to die in office she would get no pension. Mr Stratton has asked that this question should be looked into.

2.

We deal with a variety of categories of Governors, viz.

(i)

DS or HCS seconded officers

(ii)

HMOCS Officers

(iii)

ex HMOCS officers

(iv)

MOD officers (Gibraltar)

25

HMOCS qu contuur to cashburto an of seas scienc if not

over age

3.

(v)

Politicians

The Governors' Pension Act (and new scheme) make provision for a Governor to allocate a portion of his eventual pension to his wife. Furthermore, if he dies in office a gratuitỹ ( a year's salary I believe) can be paid to the legal personal representative (widow) provided the officer was in the home or overseas service immediately before appointment.

4. DS or HCS officers who are seconded as Governors are able to continue to contribute to the Widows and Orphans Pension Scheme. HMOCS officers, ex HMOCS officers and MOD officers or politicians have no Widows and Orphans Pension Scheme to which they can contribute but the widow of an HMOCS officer who dies in service would qualify for a gratuity only (para 3 above). This leaves ex HMOCS Governors, MOD officers (both of whom would normally be on pension) and politicians with no provision at all. Ex HMOCS Governors' widows would I assume get the gratuity of 25% mormally paid at the end of term of office paid to them and computed to the date of death.

5. You will recall also that in the case of the murder of Sir kichard Sharples, his widow received a pension agreed by the CSD and Treasury. I assume that we would consider similar treatment on aneex gratia basis if the occasion arose.

6. Would you please let me know whether I have set out the position correctly and whether there are any grounds to make any additional provision for widows' superannuation.

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PSD (CE516)

CODE 18 - 77

4 July 1978

CJ Hall

Hong Kong and General Dept K273R 233-8768