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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-wales-amendment-order-2014/note",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2014/3256",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-wales-amendment-order-2014",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1073 (W. 111)) in which is set out the compensation scheme for firefighters and dependants of firefighters in Wales (“the Compensation Scheme”).\nArticle 3 of the Order contains transitional provisions in relation to the amendments made by article 2 of, and paragraphs 6 and 7 of the Schedule to, this Order – they provide for the Compensation Scheme in its unamended form to continue to apply in certain circumstances.\nThe amendments made to rule 2 (award for or in relation to a retained or volunteer firefighter) of Part 8 (special cases) remove the right of a retained firefighter who was employed as a retained firefighter before 6 April 2006 to an injury award calculated as though he or she were a wholetime firefighter from 1 April 2014. These changes are consequential on changes to pension arrangements for retained firefighters made by the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3254 (W. 330)).\nThe amendments to rule 6 (reckoning of service for purpose of awards) and rule 7 (qualifying injury) of Part 1 (general provisions) and those to rule 4 of Part 10 are consequential on the amendments to rule 2.\nThe various amendments which substitute “regular or retained firefighter” for a reference to “regular firefighter” correct the general terms of the Compensation Scheme which were intended to apply to retained firefighters who took up employment as a retained firefighter after 5 April 2006. The effect of the amendments made to rule 2 of Part 8 by this Order is that the general provisions of the Compensation Scheme apply to all retained firefighters who do not fall within the transitional provisions.\nThe amendments to Part 1 (special pension) of Schedule 2 (awards for spouses and civil partners), Part 1 (child’s special allowance) of Schedule 3 (awards on death: children) and Part 1 (adult dependent relative’s special pension) of Schedule 4 (awards on death: additional provisions) insert a formula to calculate an award in respect of retained firefighters.\nThe Welsh Ministers’ Regulatory Impact Assessment Code for Subordinate Legislation has been considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of this Order.\nA copy of this assessment can be obtained from the Local Government Community Safety Division, Welsh Government, Rhydycar Business Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1UZ (telephone 03000628219).",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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