Employment & Labor

#2026/281İtfaiyecilerin Emeklilik Planı (İngiltere) (Değişiklik) Yönetmeliği 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 updates the pension scheme for retained firefighters in England who worked between July 1, 2000, and April 5, 2006. It introduces new benefits for the families of deceased firefighters, extends the time for purchasing service credits, and changes eligibility rules for certain pension awards.

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Key Changes

  • Introduces new awards for the families of deceased retained firefighters
  • Extends the deadline for purchasing service credits
  • Amends eligibility criteria for certain pension awards

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Pension administrators must process new death benefit awards for families of deceased retained firefighters who worked between July 1, 2000, and April 5, 2006, in accordance with the amended scheme provisions

Firefighters' Pension Scheme administrators
operational
medium

Retained firefighters must be informed of the extended deadline for purchasing service credits during the extended limited period and given opportunity to exercise this option

Firefighters' Pension Scheme administrators and employers
disclosure
high

Pension scheme administrators must apply amended eligibility criteria for pension awards and conversions to all affected retained firefighters

Firefighters' Pension Scheme administrators
operational
high

Employers of retained firefighters must ensure scheme amendments are implemented for employees who were employed during the period July 1, 2000 to April 5, 2006

Fire and rescue authorities in England
operational

Affected Parties

Retained firefighters who worked between July 1, 2000, and April 5, 2006Families of deceased retained firefighters

Tags

firefighters,pension,amendment