Dear Brother/Sister
Joint letter to HM Treasury: Immediate Detriment MoU Framework
The attached letter is a joint letter to HM Treasury, registering the frustration of both the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and the Local Government Association (LGA), in relation to the failure of the government, as expressed by HM Treasury and Home Office, to support FRAs in ensuring affected FPS members are placed in the position required by the Court of Appeal in December 2018 (McCloud/Sargeant), prior to implementation of remedy legislation.
We have also had and continue to be in discussions with the LGA on whether any adjustments can be made to the framework that was agreed on immediate detriment, which would further assist FRAs in being able to process immediate detriment cases under that framework.
The union's priority is to achieve a solution whilst navigating the continual hurdles put in place by HM Treasury and Home Office that delivers as quickly as possible the pensions our members have worked for and rightly deserve.
The FBU legal team are drafting the very significant next round of legal claims which will be registered in the court shortly.
Yours in Unity,
Mark Rowe
National Officer
