Agenda item

Clair Alcock, Fire Pensions Adviser, introduced the report and highlighted that the Minister had approved the Pensions Scheme Advisory Board budget at a total cost of £136,062.50, which would be levied out to Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) in due course. The LGA would write to FRAs in the next month to advise on the process for distributing the budget.

The Fire Commission also noted that the Government would provide the necessary funds to FRAs to enable the refund payments as a result of regulations to introduce a pension contributions holiday which had come into force. Payments to firefighters were expected to be made by the end of the financial year.

Decision

The Fire Commission noted the issues set out in the report.