EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make transitional provisions for a member of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 1992 (the 1992 Scheme) and a member of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2006 (NFPS) who are no longer able to remain active members of those Schemes following the transitional provisions in Schedule 2 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 (2014 Regulations).
The amendments to Schedule 2 to the 2014 Regulations provide for the ill-health benefits and survivorship benefits in relation to an active member of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) 2015 who is treated as an “active member” of the 1992 Scheme and the NFPS for this purpose. The amendments provide when a member of these Schemes is treated as “active” and when treated as a deferred member. Consequential amendments are made for these purposes to the NFPS and the 1992 Scheme.
The amendments to the Schedule also make consequential amendments in connection with the Schedule 7 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (final salary link). Further amendments are made in connection with this to the definitions of “pensionable pay” and “final pensionable pay” in the NFPS and to the definition of “pensionable pay” and “average pensionable pay” in the 1992 Scheme.