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

As detailed in About the FPS 2006 for special members, the original legal settlement under the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 only allowed certain retained firefighters with service between 1 July 2000 and 5 April 2006 to become members of the pension scheme. Eligible firefighters were asked whether they wanted to join this scheme in an options exercise which took place in 2014-2015. Elections to join had to be received by 30 September 2015.

What is Remedy?

1 November 2023

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.

HMRC Member Tax Adjustment Calculator

6 October 2023

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.

The service will:
• work out any repayments you are due for a lifetime allowance or annual allowance charge you have previously paid.
• work out new, reduced or extra lifetime allowance or annual allowance charges that you may have to pay.
• submit information for HMRC to review.