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The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025

S.S.I. 2025/149 · Made 13 May 2025

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Public Service Pensions

Made 13th May 2025

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 15th May 2025

Coming into force 1st July 2025

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 1(2)(f), 2(1) and 3(1) and paragraph 6(c) of schedule 2 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”)f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 22(2) of the 2013 Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted the representatives of such persons as appeared to the Scottish Ministers likely to be affected by these Regulations and have laid a report before the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2013 c. 25. Section 3 was amended by section 94(2) to (6) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015
  3. 3Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 July 2025.

2Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015

The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015f1 are amended as follows.

3Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015

In regulation 110(2)—

(a)

in the second column of the table, after “1st April 2018” insert “- 30th June 2025”,

(b)

at the end, insert—

“

Pensionable pay range for an employmentContribution rate from 1st July 2025
Up to £35,00011.73%
£35,001 to £55,00013.63%
£55,001 to £142,50014.23%
£142,501 or more15.23%

”

(c)

omit paragraph (2B).

Signature

IVAN McKEE

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

13th May 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to provide for new member contribution rates, with effect from 1 July 2025.