Retained firefighters' pensions
Applies to England
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Detail of outcome
On 31 March, the government launched the consultation on the draft Firefighters鈥� Pension Schemes (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 to provide further access to the modified pension scheme for retained firefighters. The Home Office has published a summary of the responses to the consultation, which will make amendments to the Firefighters鈥� Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006 and the Firemen鈥檚 Pension Scheme Order 1992 in order to provide those persons who were employed in England as retained firefighters during the period from 7 April 2000 to 5 April 2006 inclusive with access to a pension scheme for that period.
The Home Office will proceed with laying the Firefighters鈥� Pension Schemes (England) (Amendment) Order 2023. Subject to the necessary parliamentary approval, the provisions will come into effect from 1 October 2023.
The consultation response included on this page also provides the updated equality impact assessment of any potential impacts on those with protected characteristics as a result of the retained firefighters鈥� pension remedy.
Original consultation
Consultation description
The government has committed to provide further remedy to people employed as retained firefighters between 7 April 2000 and 5 April 2006, by giving them the opportunity to purchase their pre-July 2000 service and have this included in their pension entitlement.
To do this, we鈥檙e consulting on amendments to:
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the Firefighters鈥� Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006
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the Firemen鈥檚 Pension Scheme Order 1992
We鈥檙e seeking views on:
- the amendments
- whether they achieve the policy intention for all eligible people
Documents
Updates to this page
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Added the Retained firefighters' pensions: proposed changes to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006: government response and retained firefighters' pension remedy: equality impact assessment.
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First published.