Explanatory note

These Regulations amend regulation 110 (member contributions) of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2848).

Regulation 2(2) updates the annual pensionable pay thresholds and the rates payable at each level from 1st April 2026.

Regulation 2(3) provides for the annual pensionable pay bands to be increased on the first day of each scheme year by reference to the consumer price index or a similar index.

Regulation 2(4) and (5) amends the definition of pensionable pay used to calculate pension contributions for retained, volunteer and part-time firefighters.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.