Firefighters' Scheme

The Firefighters' Scheme is made up of three different schemes. Please use the links below to select the scheme that applies to you.

1992 scheme

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2006 scheme

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2015 scheme

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Modified retained (special members)

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Remedy & discrimination

Age discrimination and remedy

Forms & documents

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Firefighters’ Scheme

The Firefighters’ pension scheme is a defined benefit occupational pension scheme which is guaranteed and backed by law. The scheme changed on 1st April 2015 from a Final salary scheme to a Career Average Revalued Earnings scheme (CARE).

  • Members starting after 1st April 2015 will join the 2015 scheme.
  • Unprotected members of the 1992 and 2006 Final salary schemes moved into the 2015 scheme on 1 April 2015.
  • Protected members of the 1992 and 2006 schemes, depending on the level of protection, will have moved into the 2015 scheme on 1 April 2022 or sooner, when their protection ceases.

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