Welsh Statutory Instrument SI 2015/622 United Kingdom

The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2015

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s.071 Employer initiated retirement Regulated
  • Make a determination before paying employer-initiated retirement pension without reductionEmployer
s.078 Consequences of review Regulated
  • Make written offer and set deadline when re-employing recovered ill-health pensionerEmployer
s.126 Employer contributions Regulated
  • Pay employer contributions to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) for each active memberEmployer
s.129 Employer additional contribution: employer initiated retirement Regulated
  • Pay employer additional contribution for early retirement without pension reductionEmployer
195 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title and commencement
s.002 Establishment of Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) 2015
s.003 Interpretation
s.004 Scheme manager
s.005 Local pension boards: establishment
s.006 Local pensions board: membership
s.007 Local pension boards: conflict of interest
s.008 Local pension boards: guidance and advice
s.009 Local pension boards: publication of information
s.010 Scheme advisory board: establishment
s.011 Scheme advisory board: membership
s.012 Scheme advisory board: conflict of interest
s.013 The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Advisory Board for Wales: guidance
s.014 Delegation
s.015 Scheme employment
s.016 Eligible persons
s.017 Service in two or more scheme employments
s.018 Application of Chapter
s.019 Interpretation of Chapter
s.020 Automatic enrolment
s.021 Opting into this scheme
s.022 Automatic re-enrolment
s.023 Opting out of this scheme
s.024 Opting out before the end of the first three months
s.025 Opting out after the first three months
s.026 Pensionable pay
s.027 Meaning of “assumed pensionable pay”
s.028 Active membership
s.029 Deferred membership
s.030 Pension credit member
s.031 Description of pension
s.032 Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purpose of deferment or retirement
s.033 Calculation of “retirement index adjustment”
s.034 Calculation of “retirement PIA index adjustment”
s.035 Determination of “the age addition”
s.036 Determination of “the assumed age addition”
s.037 Establishment of pension accounts: general
s.038 Closure and adjustment of pension accounts on transfer out or repayment of balance of contributions
s.039 Application of Chapter
s.040 Establishment of active member’s account
s.041 Receipt of a transfer value payment
s.042 Receipt of a club transfer value payment
s.043 Amount of pension for a scheme year
s.044 Opening balance, index adjustment and age addition
s.045 Ill-health award ceases to be payable
s.046 Closure and re-establishment of active member’s account
s.047 Establishment of added pension account
s.048 Account to specify amount of added pension
s.049 Account to specify opening balance and PIA index adjustment
s.050 Closure and transfer of added pension account
s.051 Ill-health pension ceases to be payable
s.052 Application of Chapter
s.053 Establishment of deferred member’s account
s.054 Provisional amount of deferred pension
s.055 Retirement amount of deferred pension
s.056 Adjustment of account after early payment of deferred pension ceases
s.057 Account established after ill-health award ceases to be payable
s.058 Closure of deferred member’s account after gap in pensionable service not exceeding five years
s.059 Establishment of retirement account and other adjustments
s.060 Account to specify amount of retirement pension (active members)
s.061 Establishment of survivor member’s account
s.062 Amount of pension payable to survivor member
s.063 Establishment of pension credit member’s account
s.064 Other pension accounts
s.065 Application of Part
s.066 Qualifying service
s.067 Entitlement to retirement pension
s.068 Annual rate of retirement pension (active members)
s.069 Annual rate of retirement pension (deferred members)
s.070 Early payment reduction
s.072 Exercise of partial retirement option
s.073 Annual rate of retirement pension after exercise of partial retirement option
s.074 Entitlement to lower tier ill-health pension and higher tier ill-health pension
s.075 Annual rate of ill-health awards
s.076 Early payment of retirement pension to deferred member
s.077 Review of ill-health award or early payment of retirement pension
s.079 Commencement of pensions
s.080 Option to commute part of pension
s.080 Option to commute part of an equivalent amount
s.081 Allocation election
s.082 Making an allocation election
s.083 Effect of allocation
s.084 Adjustment of allocated benefit
s.085 Meaning of “surviving partner”
s.086 Meaning of “initial period”
s.087 Surviving partner’s pension payable on death of active member
s.088 Surviving partner’s pension payable on death of deferred member
s.089 Surviving partner’s pension payable on death of pensioner member
s.090 Bereavement pension: surviving partner
s.091 Reduction in pensions in cases of wide age disparity
s.092 Survivor’s guaranteed minimum pensions
s.093 Eligible child’s pension
s.094 Meaning of “eligible child”
s.095 Eligible child’s pension on death of active member
s.096 Eligible child’s pension payable on death of deferred member
s.097 Eligible child’s pension payable on death of pensioner member
s.098 Specified proportion
s.099 Increase in eligible child’s pension where there is no surviving partner
s.100 Increase in eligible child’s pension where member was pension debit member
s.101 Bereavement pension: eligible child
s.102 Meaning of “final pay”
s.103 Meaning of “annualised final pay”
s.104 Person to whom lump sum death benefit payable
s.105 Lump sum payable on death of active member
s.106 Lump sum payable on death of pensioner member
s.107 Lump sum payable on death in certain cases
s.108 Lump sum payable on death of pension credit member
s.109 Payment of pensions under this Part
s.110 Surviving partner’s pensions and eligible child’s pensions: suspension and recovery
s.111 Provisional awards of eligible child’s pensions: later adjustments
s.112 Adjustment of eligible child’s awards consequent on re-instatement of pension benefits
s.113 Adjustment of benefits to comply with FA 2004 where members die over 75
s.114 Entitlement to pension credit members’ pension
s.115 Annual rate of pension credit member’s pension
s.116 Reduction in pension debit member’s benefits
s.117 Pension credit member’s rights
s.118 Commutation of part of pension
s.119 Member contributions
s.119 Member contributions from 1 September 2025
s.120 Contributions during absence from work due to illness, injury, trade dispute or authorised absence
s.121 Contributions during absence from work on reserve forces service leave
s.122 Contributions during child-related leave
s.123 Deduction and payment of contributions
s.124 Schedule 1 (payments for added pension)
s.125 Refund of all member contributions and payments for added pension made by member
s.127 Employer additional contribution: ill-health award
s.128 Refund of employer additional contribution for ill health award following review
s.130 Interpretation of Part
s.131 Establishment of Firefighters’ Pension Fund
s.132 Payments into the Firefighters’ Pension Fund
s.133 Payments to be made from the Firefighters’ Pension Fund
s.134 Information to be provided to the Welsh Ministers
s.135 Estimated deficits
s.136 Estimated surpluses
s.137 Actual deficits
s.138 Actual surpluses
s.139 Duty to provide information
s.140 Application of this Part
s.141 Interpretation in relation to this Part
s.142 Transfer payments made to other schemes or pension arrangements
s.143 Application for a statement of entitlement
s.144 Statement of entitlement
s.145 Request for transfer payment to be made
s.146 Calculating the amount of a transfer value or club transfer value
s.147 Effect of transfers-out
s.148 Application of Chapter
s.149 Interpretation of Chapter
s.150 Request for acceptance of a transfer payment
s.151 Transfer statement
s.152 Amount of transferred pension
s.153 Club transfer value statement
s.154 Amount of club transfer earned pension
s.155 Requirement for scheme manager to provide a certificate
s.156 Request to confirm details on certificate
s.157 Appeal concerning entries on the certificate
s.158 Transfer of pension account entries
s.159 Appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations
s.160 Employer cost cap
s.161 Determinations by the scheme manager
s.162 Role of IQMP in determinations by the scheme manager
s.163 Review of medical opinion
s.164 Appeals against determinations based on medical evidence
s.165 Notice of appeal
s.166 Reference of appeal to the board
s.167 Procedure where appeal to be pursued
s.168 The board’s report
s.169 Reconsideration by the board
s.170 Fees and allowances payable to the board
s.171 Expenses of each party
s.172 Notices etc.
s.173 Appeals on other issues
s.174 Late payment of retirement index adjustment
s.175 Recovery of overpayment of benefits
s.176 Guaranteed minimum pension
s.177 Commutation of small pensions
s.178 Payments for persons incapable of managing their affairs
s.179 Payments due in respect of deceased persons
s.180 Limitation on assignment of benefits
s.181 Forfeiture: offences committed by members, surviving partners or eligible children
s.182 Forfeiture of pensions: offences committed by other persons
s.183 Forfeiture of lump sum death benefit: offences committed by other persons
s.184 Forfeiture: relevant monetary obligations and relevant monetary losses
s.185 Set-off
s.186 Forfeiture and set-off: procedure
s.187 Scheme administrator for the purposes of the Finance Act 2004
s.188 Payment on behalf of members of lifetime allowance charge
s.189 Reduction of benefits where lifetime allowance charge payable
s.190 Information about payment of annual allowance charge
s.191 Reduction of benefits where annual allowance charge paid by scheme manager
s.192 Calculation of periods of membership and service
s.193 Annual benefit information statements
s.194 Evidence of entitlement
s.195 Information to be provided to a member before reserve forces service leave
s.196 Transitional provisions
s.197 Duty to have regard to guidance
Schedules

Schedules

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60 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch001 Periodical payments during periods of assumed pensionable pay
s.sch001 Amount of added pension for a scheme year
s.sch001 Application of Chapter
s.sch001 Member’s election to make a lump sum payment for added pension
s.sch001 Amount of added pension to be credited to added pension account
s.sch001 Meaning of “overall limit of extra pension”
s.sch001 Limit on elections
s.sch001 Amount of accrued added pension may not exceed overall limit of extra pension
s.sch001 Added pension election exercisable by member
s.sch001 Application of Chapter
s.sch001 Member’s election to make periodical payments for added pension
s.sch001 Periodical payments
s.sch001 Discontinuance of periodical payments
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Exception for full protection member during protection period
s.sch002 Full protection member not eligible to join this scheme
s.sch002 Full protection: members of the 1992 Scheme or the NFPS on scheme closing date
s.sch002 Full protection: members of an existing scheme
s.sch002 Full protection: members of an existing public body pension scheme
s.sch002 Tapered protection members of the 1992 Scheme or the NFPS
s.sch002 Exception for tapered protection members during protection period
s.sch002 Tapered protection member not eligible to join this scheme
s.sch002 Tapered protection: members of the 1992 Scheme or the NFPS on scheme closing date
s.sch002 Tapered protection: members of an existing scheme
s.sch002 Meaning of “continuity of service”
s.sch002 Tapered protection: members of an existing public body pension scheme
s.sch002 Tapered protection members of an existing scheme or an existing public body pension scheme
s.sch002 Transition member who has not reached normal pension age under the NFPS
s.sch002 Transition member who reaches normal pension age under the NFPS
s.sch002 Transition member who has not reached normal pension age under the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Transition member who reaches normal pension age under the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Annual rate of pensions for surviving partners payable under this scheme when certain transition members die in service with accrued benefits in the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Annual rate of pensions payable to an eligible child under this scheme when a transition member dies in service with accrued benefits in the NFPS
s.sch002 Annual rate of pensions payable to an eligible child under this scheme when a transition member dies in service with accrued benefits in the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Amount of lump sum death benefit payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in service with accrued benefits in the NFPS
s.sch002 Meaning of “tapered protection closing date”
s.sch002 Amount of lump sum death benefit payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in service with accrued benefits in the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Pensionable service under the NFPS
s.sch002 Final salary of certain transition members for any purposes of the NFPS
s.sch002 Final salary of certain transition members for any purposes of the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Continuous pensionable service under the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Deferred member of the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Deferred member of the NFPS
s.sch002 Authority determines the entitlement of a member of the NFPS to an ill-health award
s.sch002 Authority determines the entitlement of a member of the 1992 Scheme to an ill-health award
s.sch002 Repayment of contributions under the NFPS
s.sch002 Meaning of “eligible to be an active member” of the NFPS
s.sch002 Qualifying for retirement benefits under the NFPS
s.sch002 Qualifying for retirement benefits under the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Final salary link not to apply again to a pension in payment under the NFPS
s.sch002 Final salary link not to apply again to a pension in payment under the 1992 Scheme
s.sch002 Meaning of “final salary benefit”
s.sch002 Acceptance of club transfer value payments
s.sch002 Member of this scheme or the NFPS
s.sch002 Meaning of “active member of the 1992 Scheme or the NFPS”
s.sch002 Meaning of “active member of an existing scheme”
s.sch002 Meaning of “active member of an existing public body pension scheme”
s.sch002 Commencement of active membership of this scheme
s.sch002 Full protection members of the 1992 Scheme or the NFPS

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