The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014

Full protection: members of the 1992 Scheme or the NFPS on scheme closing date

12.—(1) This paragraph applies if sub-paragraph (2) or sub-paragraph (3) applies.

(2) This sub-paragraph applies if—

(a) P was an active member of the 1992 Scheme or an active member, or eligible to be an active member, of the NFPS on the scheme closing date;

(b) P was an active member of the 1992 Scheme or an active member, or eligible to be an active member, of the NFPS on 31st March 2012; and

(c) if P is an active member of the 1992 Scheme, P would, unless P dies, reach normal pension age under the 1992 Scheme(1) or if P is an active member or eligible to be an active member of the NFPS, normal pension age under the NFPS(2) on or before 1st April 2022.

(3) This sub-paragraph applies if—

(a) P was an active member of an existing scheme (other than the 1992 Scheme or the NFPS) or an existing public body pension scheme (“P’s transitional scheme”) on 31st March 2012;

(b) P was an active member or eligible to be an active member of the NFPS on the scheme closing date; and

(c) P would, unless P dies, reach normal pension age under the NFPS and P’s transitional scheme on or before 1st April 2022.

(1)

S.I.1992/129:rule A13 provides that normal pension age is 55 and rule B1 enables regular firefighters over the age of 50 to retire once have reckoned pensionable service of at least 25 years. These rules have been amended by S.I. 2005/2980, 3228 and S.I. 2006/342, 1810, 3433 and 2013/1392.

(2)

S.I. 2006/3432: rule 3(1) of Part 2 provides that normal retirement age of firefighter members is 60.