The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) Order 2026
This Order amends the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3432) (“the Scheme”). This Scheme provides those persons employed in England as retained firefighters during the period from 1st July 2000 to 5th April 2006 with access to a pension scheme for that period. The Schedule to this Order makes various amendments to the Scheme relating to retained firefighters. These include amendments to introduce new awards which are payable following the death of a retained firefighter, to extend the deadline for their purchase of service during the extended limited period and to amend the eligibility criteria for some awards and conversions.