Connected party

A connected person is:

• a scheme member;
• a scheme member’s spouse or civil partner;
• a scheme member’s relative;
• a scheme member’s spouse or civil partner’s relative;
• a scheme member’s business partner and their spouse or civil partner’s relative;
• a company controlled by a scheme member either alone, or with any persons listed above, where the participating employer(s) is not controlled by a scheme member alone or with any of the persons listed above.

Relative, means a brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant. It does not include nephews, nieces, uncles and aunts.

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