Consultation on Pension Entitlements for Retained Firefighters 2023
Q1. Do you agree with the eligibility criteria set out at paragraphs 12-17.
Q2. Do you agree that the proposed arrangements should include the option to purchase uninterrupted RDS service in the modified scheme between 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2022, irrespective of whether that is provided for through these provisions or separate regulations made under the PSPJO Act 2022 ?
Q3. Do you agree with the assumption that we have proposed for historic service, pay and grade?
Q4. How far do you agree with our proposal to spread period contributions for post 2000 service over 10 years and for pre-2000 by 10 years plus half the length of pre-2000 service that they have opted to purchase?
Q5. Do you agree that the new options exercise should be completed within 18 months (with flexibility included to go beyond that in exceptional cases as described in paragraph 72.
Q6. How far do you agree that we should change the definitions of “firefighter” and of “pensionable pay” in the Compensation Scheme, to ensure that those firefighters who have second contracts are entitled to compensation on the same terms as those who do not?
Q7.We would like to know your views on the effects that the above proposals would have on the Welsh language, specifically on opportunities for people to use Welsh and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than English. What effects do you think there would be? How could positive effects be increased, or negative effects be mitigated?
Q8. Please also explain how you believe the proposed policy could be formulated or changed so as to have positive effects or increased positive effects on opportunities for people to use the Welsh language and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language, and no adverse effects on opportunities for people to use the Welsh language and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language.
Q9. We have asked a number of specific questions. Do you have any other comments on our proposals or any related issues which we have not specifically addressed?