# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”), which established a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to firefighters in England from 1st April 2015.
Regulations 3, 4, 5(1) to (4)(a), 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10(1) to (4) make minor amendments to correct provisions of the 2014 Regulations.
Regulation 5(4)(b) amends regulation 71A of the 2014 Regulations to clarify how the lump sum should be calculated where a member is entitled to the immediate payment of an equivalent amount to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 1992 (set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992) lower tier ill-health pension and exercises the option to commute part of the pension for a lump sum.
Regulation 10(5) amends paragraphs 37 and 38 of Schedule 2 to the 2014 Regulations to provide for the transitional arrangements in the event that the authority decides to obtain the written opinion of an independent qualified medical practitioner (a medical practitioner, as defined in the 2014 Regulations) before making a determination about a member’s entitlement to an ill-health award and the determination has not been made before the member’s transition date. The amendments provide that members who are subsequently granted an ill-health award shall remain in their existing pension scheme.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen and the impact on the public sector is minimal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/888/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-england-amendment-regulations-2017/note
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