Firefighters' pension scheme circulars

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2010

FPSC 2/2010 (26 February 2010)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme - Public Service Pensions Increase

FPSC 1/2010 (15 January 2010)
Appeals to the Board of Medical Referees: Processing of Medical Appeals

FPSC Form 1 Notice of Appeal

FPSC Form 2 - Information for Board of Medical Referees

FPSC Form 3 - Firefighter's Consent to Application for and Release of Personal Medical Information

FPSC Form 4 - Appeal Notification from Fire and Rescue Authority to Department

FPSC Form 5 - Forms Document

FPSC Form 6 - Opinion of Independent Qualified Medical Practitioner

2009

FPSC 12/2009 (23 December 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme: Payment of 2nd Special Commutation Top-Up Payment

FPSC 11/2009 (15 December 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 and New Firefighters' Pension Scheme 2006 - Definition of Pensionable Pay

FPSC 10/2009 (29 September 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 - Abatement of Pension on the Re-Employment of a Firefighter

FPSC 9/2009 (24 September 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 - Commutation Grievance

FPSC 8/2009 (24 September 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme: (A) Commentary on Ill-health retirements; (B) Provision of Boards of Medical Referees

Guidance for Independent Qualified Medical Practitioners (IQMPs) providing an opinion on permanent disability, fitness for regular work, qualifying injury and degree of disablement.

FPSC 7/2009 (24 September 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 - Commutation Factors

FPSC 6/2009 (11 August 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme : Payment of the Pension Top Up Grant 2009

FPSC 5/2009 (17 March 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme: Tax Rules – Lifetime Allowance and Enhanced Protection; Earnings Cap

FPSC 4/2009 (19 February 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme – Pension Increase (Review) Order 2009

FPSC 3/2009 (30 January 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme: New Provisions For Cash Equivalent Transfer Values - Final Guidance

Annex: Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 Transfer Values and Pension Sharing

FPSC 2/2009 (6 January 2009)
Firefighters’ Pension Scheme: Introduction of the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

FPSC 1/2009 (2 January 2009)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme: Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure (IDRP)

2008

FPSC 10/2008 (17 December 2008)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 - Commutation Grievance

FPSC 9/2008 (16 December 2008)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme: Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP)

Annex A:- Letter to Members of the Firefighters' Pension Committee - Firefighters' Pension Scheme and Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP)

FPSC 8/2008 (24 October 2008)
Commentary on Ill-health retirements

FPSC 7/2008 (26 September 2008)
Firefighters’ Pension Scheme: New Provisions For Cash Equivalent Transfer Values

Annex A:- Firefighters' Pension Scheme: New Provisions For Cash Equivalent Transfer Values

FPSC 6/2008 (12 August 2008)
New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2006- Purchase of Increased Benefits

Annex A:- New Firefighters' Pension Scheme 2006- Purchase of Increased Benefits

FPSC 5/2008 (21 May 2008)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 - commutation factors

Annex A:- Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 - Commutation on Retirement

Annex B:- Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 & New Firefighters' Pension Scheme 2006 - Trivial Commutation and Capitalisation for Death Gratuities

FPSC 4/2008 (1 May 2008)
The Provision of Boards of Medical Referees

FPSC Circular 3/2008 (13 March 2008)
Firefighters' Pension Scheme

Annex A

Annex B

Annex C

FPSC Circular 2/2008 (Amended) (3 March 2008)
Amendments to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 and the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme 2006

Annex:- CPD Pension Factors

2007

FPSC 8/2007 (September 2007)
Guidance for Independent Qualified Medical Practitioners (IQMPs)

Annexe: Guidance for Independent Qualified Medical Practitioners (IQMPs)

FPSC 7/2007 (23 August 2007)
Firefighters’ pension scheme (england)(amendment) order 2007; and firefighters’ pension scheme (amendment) (england) order 2007

NFPS Amendment Order

FPS Amendment Order

FPSC 6/2007 (14 August 2007)
Second contracts of employment

FPSC 5/2007 (14 May 2007)
This circular advises FRAs on: (i) the NFPS - contracted-out status: action required by FRAs; (ii) actuarial data required for setting contributions rates; and (iii) the role of a Sub-Scheme Administrator

Annexe A: New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme: Contracted-out status

Annexe B: Registered Pension Schemes: Election to contract out

Annexe C: Specification of data required for setting Contribution Rates

Annexe D: Role of a sub-scheme administrator

FPSC 4/2007 (11 April 2007)
Firefighters' Pension and Compensation Arrangements

FPSC 3/2007 (21 February 2007)
This circular advises FRAs on the Pension Increase (Review) Order 2007, the Financial Reporting Council levy on Pension Schemes and recycling commuted lump sums

Annexes:

Annex A Financial Reporting Council - Levy on Pension Schemes

Annex B Recycling of Pension Lump Sums - Declaration form

FPSC 2/2007 (15 February 2007)
This circular advises FRAs on coming into force of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme and consequential amendments to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (1992) and to the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (2006)

FPSC 1/2007 (13 February 2007)
This circular advises FRAs on the factors and guidance for Transfer Value calculations in the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme

New Firefighters' Pension Scheme 2006: Transfer Value Guidance. (9 February 2007)
This note sets out the general method for assessing Public Sector Transfer Club and non-club (i.e statutory CETV) transfer values, and the corresponding transfer-in service credits, for the new FireFighters' Pension Scheme introduced in April 2006

2006

FPSC 13/2006 (20 December 2006)

Annex to FPSC 13/2006 - Exemplification of Conversion factors

FPSC 12/2006 (5 October 2006)
This circular provides information on the new discussion forum, the 'Nomination of Dependent Partner for Survivor Pensions' forms and the NFPS options workshops

FPSC 11/2006 (4 September 2006)
Guidance on the definition of 'regular firefighter'

FPSC 10/2006 (14 July 2006)
(NFPS) Medical Appeal Arrangements

FPSC 9/2006 (11 July 2006)
The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order 2006; The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order 2006
This circular provides information on the FPS (Amendment)(England) Order 2006 and Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order 2006, and identifies action that needs to be taken by authorities. FPSC 06/2006 is cancelled.

FPSC 8/2006
Update on amendments to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (FPS) and the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (FCS)
This circular advises FRAs on progress on the changes which are being made to the FPS from 1/6 April 2006 and the new FCS; and gives further guidance on the consequences of the new tax regime for pensions and the new arrangements for ill-health awards.

Annexes:

Annex to FPSC 8/2006 - Declaration form notes

Annex to FPSC 8/2006 - Declaration of benefits form - Customisable form for FRAs to issue.

Annex to FPSC 8/2006 - Ill-health pensions guidance - Customisable guidance note for use by FRAs.

FPSC 7/2006 (NFPS) (30 March 2006)
This circular advises Fire and Rescue Authorities on transitional arrangements for the introduction of the NFPS.

Annexes to FPSC 7/2006 - New firefighters’ pension scheme guidance templates
DCLG Guidance Notes that FRAs can badge and issue as guidance on new pension arrangements for firefighters.

FPSC 6/2006 (15 March 2006)
Amendments to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (FPS). This circular provides details of the forthcoming amendments to the FPS and invites comments on the draft amending orders.

Annexes:

FPSC 6/2006 - Annex: draft compensation scheme order - Draft of 13 March 2006

FPSC 6/2006 - Annex: draft pension scheme order - Draft of 14 March 2006

FPSC 5/2006 (2 March 2006)
Pension Increase (Review) Order 2006. Advises Fire and Rescue Authorities of the Pension Increase (Review) Order 2006; and provides further information about the Working Group on Emergency Fire Control Staff.

FPSC 4/2006 (20 February 2006)
Firefighters' Pension Arrangements from April 2006. This circular provides an update on the development of the new pension arrangements, and a Question and Answer briefing on these developments.

FPSC 3/2006 - (10 February 2006)
New Tax Rules on Commutation. This circular provides important instructions on Commutation rules (B7(7)) following receipt of new guidance from HM Revenue and Customs

FPSC 2/2006 - (6 February 2006)
New Tax Rules for Pension Schemes. This circular (i) provides guidance notes on Primary Protection under the new tax rules for pensions;(ii) asks for information about Scheme Administrators and (iii) includes a correction to FPSC 1/2006.

FPSC 1/2006
The Firefighters' Pension Scheme(FPS) - Future Amendments
This circular provides (i) an update on the development of the new pension arrangements and related matters, and (ii) a Question and Answer briefing on the proposed changes.