Admin Resources

This section contains factsheets developed by the LGA Bluelight team in collaboration with the Fire Communications Working Group and the Scheme Advisory Board.

The factsheets have been designed to be to provided to members as a short overview of relevant topics across the schemes and do not constitute advice, financial or otherwise. Items in Word format can be edited - please check any areas highlighted in yellow.

If you have any suggestions for future topics to be covered, please contact us.

 

Title

Document type Date of publication

Abatement 

(PDF, 2 pages, 382kb)

February 2018

Additional Pension Benefits (APBs) 

(PDF, 4 pages, 409kb)

March 2019

Age discrimination remedy eligibility

(PDF, 4 pages, 198kb)

August 2022

Annual Allowance - Impact of backdated pay award  

(PDF, 10 pages, 290kb) 28 April 2023

Authority Initiated Early Retirement (AIER) 

(PDF, 3 pages, 410kb)

April 2019

 

Title

Document type Date of publication

CARE build up 

(PDF, 1 page, 369kb)

May 2018

Compensatory 'ill-health' pensions for retained FFs employed before 06 04 2006 

(PDF, 3 pages, 336kb)

August 2019

Cyber resilience - actions for schemes 

(PDF, 1 page, 444kb)

July 2019

Title

Document type Date of publication

Eligibility to join FPS Wales 

(PDF, 7 pages, 610kb) 

October 2019

Eligibility to join FPS [Version 3 - tracked] 

(PDF, 11 pages, 573kb) 

October 2019

Eligibility to join FPS [Version 3 - clean] 

(PDF, 6 pages, 525kb)

October 2019

Enhanced commutation 

(PDF, 2 pages, 407kb)

April 2019

Entitlement to two pensions 

(PDF, 15 pages, 571kb)

April 2019

Title

Document type Date of publication

FPS 2015 

(Word, 2 pages, 87kb)

May 2018

FPS 2015 Added Pension - factsheet and election form

(Word, 3 pages, 133kb) April 2024

FPS Management and Governance 

(PDF, 9 pages, 423kb)

September 2019

Forfeiture Factsheet

(PDF, 6 pages,627kb)

22 October 2024

Forfeiture Certificate report

(Word, 2 pages, 104kb)

22 October 2024

Title

Document type Date of publication

HMRC data request factsheet 

LGA FAQs factsheet to assist Authorities in responding to HMRC's request for data on tax relief claims for FPS 2006 special members

(PDF, 2 pages, 396kb)

August 2018

Title

Document type Date of publication

Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure (IDRP) 

(PDF, 6 pages, 247kb)

June 2020

Title

Document type Date of publication

"Matthews" Memorandum of Understanding

(PDF, 19 pages, 996kb) March 2022

 

Title

Document type Date of publication

Opt out factsheet

(PDF, 2 pages, 191kb) April 2024

Title

Document type Date of publication

Pensionable pay (Booth v Mid and West Wales)

(PDF, 9 pages, 611kb)

May 2019

Pensionable pay resources 

(PDF, 3 pages, 285kb)

July 2020

Protected Pension Age (PPA) 

(PDF, 2 pages, 404kb)

February 2018

Title

Document type Date of publication

Retirement from FPS 2015 - member factsheet 

(PDF, 4 pages, 210kb)

30 November 2023

Title

Document type Date of publication

Scheme manager guidance 

(PDF, 2 pages, 365kb)

January 2019

Secondary Contract - Injury and Death Benefits factsheet  

(PDF, 6 pages, 200kb) 27 April 2023

Special members FPS 2006

(PDF, 3 pages, 207kb) October 2020

Summary of "Matthews" MoU and second options exercise

(PDF, 5 pages, 128kb) March 2022

Title

Document type Date of publication

Topping up your State Pension - version 2

(PDF, 2 pages, 266kb)

June 2018

Topping up your State Pension - version 3

(PDF, 3 pages, 232kb)

October 2020

Topping up your State Pension - version 4

HTML May 2021

TPR six key processes [Version 1]

(PDF, 15 pages, 670kb) 

October 2019

TPR six key processes [Version 3]

(PDF, 16 pages, 826kb) 

May 2022

TPR six key processes [Version 2]

(PDF, 20 pages, 1,070kb) January 2021

TPR six key processes [version 4]

(PDF, 16 pages, 788kb) 31 January 2024