The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2024

Amendments to Part 3 (personal awards)

3.—(1) Rule 2A of Part 3 (retrospective award on ill-health retirement) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) An application under paragraph (2) must be made—

(a) where the person is purchasing service following an application under rule 5A of Part 11 (purchase of service during the limited period), during the period of three months beginning with the day on which the notice was served by the authority under rule 5A(13) of that Part;

(b) where the person is purchasing service following an application made under rule 5B of Part 11 (purchase of service during the extended limited period), during the period of three months beginning with the day on which the notice was served by the authority under rule 5B(15) of that Part.”

(3) After paragraph (14), insert—

“(15) A member who was, on or before 1 February 2024, in receipt of a retrospective award under this rule may apply for a recalculated retrospective award, where the member has purchased additional service following an application made under rule 5B of Part 11 (“the additional service”).

(16) An application under paragraph (15) must be made during the period of three months beginning with the day on which the notice was served by the authority under rule 5B(15) of Part 11.

(17) Following an application under paragraph (15), the authority must pay a lump sum equal to the difference between—

(a) the amount of the lump sum and the pension paid under paragraph (12) before the date of the application under paragraph (15), and

(b) the lump sum and pension amount that would have been paid under paragraph (12) before the date of the application, had those payments taken into account the additional service.

(18) From the date of the application under paragraph (15), the authority must pay an ill-health pension calculated in accordance with paragraph (12), which takes into account the additional service.

(19) The authority must refer an application made under paragraph (15) to the Scheme Actuary, who must calculate the amounts payable under paragraphs (17) and (18).”