Statutory Instruments
Fire And Rescue Services, England
Pensions, England
Made
6th March 2015
Laid before Parliament
10th March 2015
Coming into force
1st April 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26(1) to (5) of the Fire Services Act 1947(1), makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2015.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.
2.—(1) Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992(2) is amended as follows.
(2) For the Table in paragraph 3 of Part A1 of Schedule 8 substitute the following Table—
| Pensionable pay | Contribution rate from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016 (percentage of pensionable pay) |
|---|---|
Up to and including £15,150 | 11.0% |
| More than £15,150 and up to and including £21,210 | 12.2% |
| More than £21,210 and up to and including £30,300 | 14.2% |
| More than £30,300 and up to and including £40,400 | 14.7% |
| More than £40,400 and up to and including £50,500 | 15.2% |
| More than £50,500 and up to and including £60,600 | 15.5% |
| More than £60,600 and up to and including £101,000 | 16.0% |
| More than £101,000 and up to and including £121,200 | 16.5% |
More than £121,200 | 17.0% |
| Pensionable pay | Contribution rate from 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017 (percentage of pensionable pay) |
|---|---|
Up to and including £15,301 | 11.0% |
| More than £15,301 and up to and including £21,422 | 12.2% |
| More than £21,422 and up to and including £30,603 | 14.2% |
| More than £30,603 and up to and including £40,804 | 14.7% |
| More than £40,804 and up to and including £51,005 | 15.2% |
| More than £51,005 and up to and including £61,206 | 15.5% |
| More than £61,206 and up to and including £102,010 | 16.0% |
| More than £102,010 and up to and including £122,412 | 16.5% |
More than £122,412 | 17.0% |
| Pensionable pay | Contribution rate from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 (percentage of pensionable pay) |
|---|---|
Up to and including £15,454 | 11.0% |
| More than £15,454 and up to and including £21,636 | 12.2% |
| More than £21,636 and up to and including £30,909 | 14.2% |
| More than £30,909 and up to and including £41,212 | 14.7% |
| More than £41,212 and up to and including £51,515 | 15.2% |
| More than £51,515 and up to and including £61,818 | 15.5% |
| More than £61,818 and up to and including £103,030 | 16.0% |
| More than £103,030 and up to and including £123,636 | 16.5% |
More than £123,636 | 17.0% |
| Pensionable pay | Contribution rate from 1st April 2018 (percentage of pensionable pay) |
|---|---|
Up to and including £15,609 | 11.0% |
| More than £15,609 and up to and including £21,852 | 12.2% |
| More than £21,852 and up to and including £31,218 | 14.2% |
| More than £31,218 and up to and including £41,624 | 14.7% |
| More than £41,624 and up to and including £52,030 | 15.2% |
| More than £52,030 and up to and including £62,436 | 15.5% |
| More than £62,436 and up to and including £104,060 | 16.0% |
| More than £104,060 and up to and including £124,872 | 16.5% |
More than £124,872 | 17.0% |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Penny Mordaunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
6th March 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 1992 (set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992) as it has effect in England. Part A1 of Schedule 8 to the Scheme sets out the contribution rates payable by members which are determined by reference to the applicable pensionable pay band. This Order substitutes the table in Part A1 to provide an annual one per cent uplift in the pay bands until 2018.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen and the impact on the public sector is minimal.
1947 c.41, repealed by sections 52 and 54 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c.21). Subsections (1) to (5) of section 26 continue to have effect for the purposes of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, in relation to England and Scotland by virtue of S.I. 2004/2306 and in relation to Wales by virtue of S.I. 2004/2917. The name of the scheme was changed to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme by S.I. 2004/2306. Section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1947 was amended by section 1 of the Fire Services Act 1951 (c.27), section 42 of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c.65), section 33 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968 (c.60), sections 16 and 29 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Superannuation Act 1972 (c.11), sections 100 and 101 of, and Schedule 27 to, the Social Security Act 1973 (c.38), section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c.18), section 32(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c.43), section 1 of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c.52), section 256 and Schedule 25 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), and S.I. 1976/551. The Secretary of State’s functions under section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1947, in so far as they were exercisable in relation to Scotland, were devolved to Scottish Ministers by section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) and S.I. 1999/1750. The Secretary of State’s functions under section 26 are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).
S.I. 1992/129; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2012/953 and 2014/446.