# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Amendment (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2010, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme which is set out in Schedule 2 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order 1992 and, with the exception of paragraph 7 of the Schedule to this Order, has effect from 1st April 2010.
This Order introduces provisions supporting the introduction of a new funding system for firefighter pensions.
A new Part LA is inserted into the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme by paragraph 8 of the Schedule to this Order. Part LA makes provision for—
the establishment and maintenance of a Firefighters’ Pension Account and the payments that are to flow into and out of that Account (rules LA1 to LA3);
the treatment of awards made under the Compensation Scheme for firefighters in terms of the accounts from which such awards are to be made (rule LA4);
transfers between a fire and rescue authority’s Firefighters’ Pension Account and Firefighters’ Operating Account and the effect of those transfers (rules LA5 and LA6); and
a requirement for fire and rescue authorities to provide information etc. in relation to the Firefighters’ Pension Account to the Scottish Ministers (rule LA7).
Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Schedule to this Order make provision in relation to the transfer of pension history information and sums where a firefighter moves from one fire and rescue authority to another.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order, as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/332/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-scotland-no-2-order-2010/note
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