Consultation outcome

Firefighters pensions: member contribution structure

From:
Home Office and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Published
20 November 2024
Last updated
8 December 2025 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

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Amendments to The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations – member contribution structure: government response

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Amendments to Firefighters’ Pension Scheme – member contribution structure: equalities impact assessments

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Detail of outcome

From November 2024 to January 2025, the government consulted on how to update the member contribution thresholds for the Firefighters Pension Scheme 2015.

We have now published the:

  • government response to this consultation
  • equalities impact assessments

Original consultation

Summary

The government is consulting on proposed updates to the Firefighters' Pensions Scheme member contribution structure.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

The government is consulting on amendments to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 to:

  • achieve the target yield over 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2027, and future valuation periods
  • update the member contribution structure to encourage scheme participation and reduce opt-outs
  • ensure the member contribution structure is administratively sustainable
  • ensure due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Documents

Amendments to The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2848) (accessible)

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Amendments to The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2848)

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Amendments to The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2848) questions (accessible)

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Amendments to The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2848) questions

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Updates to this page

Published 20 November 2024
Last updated 8 December 2025 show all updates

  1. Government response and equalities impact assessment added.

  2. First published.

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