Amendments to the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2007

This consultation sets out the Welsh Government’s proposed amendments to the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) 2007, in order for Fire and Rescue Authorities to comply with their duties under Workplace Pension Reform as set out in the Pensions Act 2008 (“2008 Act”) and the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010 (“2010 Regulations”). Your comments on these proposed amendments are now invited.

A draft Order which will amend the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales), as set out in the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) Order 2007 is included at Annex A.