About the Firefighters’ Pension Schemes

An overview of the current schemes in operation. Each scheme has its own set of rules which are set out by the government.

What is Remedy?

Following a legal challenge known as Sargeant, the courts determined that the protections provided to members were age discriminatory.

Latest news & announcements

HMRC Member Tax Adjustment Calculator

26 July 2024

Has your Lifetime Allowance or Annual Allowance tax position changed as a result of remedy?

If it has you will need to use the HMRC Member Tax Adjustment Calculator which is available on the gov.uk website (see links below under related information).

Also published below is a factsheet to help members understand unauthorised payments and the impact remedy may have on them.

Please note: The HMRC Member Tax Calculator has been offline since 11 April 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

16 July 2024

What is Remedy?

Do you know?

This Frequently Asked Questions document should help you navigate your way through.

In 2015, new laws introduced a new scheme for firefighters - the Firefighters' Pension Scheme 2015 (FPS 2015). These laws included protections which meant that some members of the existing schemes (FPS 1992 and FPS 2006) didn't join FPS 2015 either straight away or at all, depending on their age. Following a legal challenge known as Sargeant, the courts determined that the protections provided to members were age discriminatory.