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Please use the menu items above or the links below to navigate between schemes and topics.</p> <p><a title="FPS 1992 Regulations" href="/index.php/regulations/fps-1992-regulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FPS 1992 Regulations</a></p> <p><a title="FPS 2006 Regulations" href="/index.php/regulations/fps-2006-regulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FPS 2006 Regulations</a></p> <p><a title="FPS 2015 Regulations" href="/index.php/regulations/fps-2015-regulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FPS 2015 Regulations</a></p> <p><a title="Firefighters' Compensation Scheme" href="/index.php/regulations/firefighters-compensation-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Firefighters' Compensation Scheme</a></p> <p><a href="/index.php/regulations/age-discrimination-remedy-regulations">Age Discrimination Remedy Regulations</a></p> <p><a href="/index.php/regulations/special-members-of-fps-2006-regulations">Special Members of FPS 2006 Regulations</a></p> <p><a title="Consolidated regulations" href="/index.php/regulations/consolidated-regulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consolidated regulations</a></p> <p><a title="Scheme valuations" href="/index.php/regulations/scheme-valuations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scheme valuations</a></p> <p>Consultations on amendments to the regulations can be found in the <a href="/index.php/legal-landscape/consultations">Consultations</a> section of the website聽</p> <p>聽</p> </div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="grid-child container-sidebar-right"> <div class="sidebar-right card "> <h3 class="card-header ">Useful Links</h3> <div class="card-body"> <ul class="mod-menu mod-list nav "> <li class="nav-item item-102"><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120919134733/http:/www.communities.gov.uk/fire/firerescueservice/firefighterpensions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CLG archive</a></li><li class="nav-item item-254"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fire-and-rescue-workforce-and-pensions-statistics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fire and rescue workforce and pensions statistics</a></li><li class="nav-item item-103"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/firefighters-pension-scheme-statistics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Firefighters' Pension Scheme statistics</a></li><li class="nav-item item-109"><a href="http://www.fpsboard.org/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FPS England Scheme Advisory Board</a></li><li class="nav-item item-263"><a href="https://fpsmember.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FPS Member website</a></li><li class="nav-item item-104"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/pensions-tax-manual" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HMRC Pensions Tax Manual</a></li><li class="nav-item item-105"><a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Local Government Association</a></li><li class="nav-item item-188"><a href="https://local.gov.uk/our-support/workforce-and-hr-support/local-government-pensions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LGA Pensions page</a></li><li class="nav-item item-106"><a href="http://lgpsregs.org/index.php" >LGPS Regulations and Guidance</a></li><li class="nav-item item-110"><a href="http://www.sppa.gov.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scottish Public Pensions Agency</a></li><li class="nav-item item-111"><a href="https://khub.net/group/thefirefighterspensionsdiscussionforum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Technical Community Discussion Forum </a></li><li class="nav-item item-107"><a href="https://www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Pensions Ombudsman</a></li><li class="nav-item item-108"><a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Pensions Regulator</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="container-footer footer full-width"> <div class="grid-child"> <div id="mod-custom138" class="mod-custom custom"> <p>漏 2023 Firefighters' Pension Schemes Regulations and Guidance</p> <p><a href="https://www.webdigi.co.uk">Web development</a> by Webdigi</p></div> <div id="mod-custom139" class="mod-custom custom"> <p class="pull-right" style="clear: both;"><a style="clear: both;" href="/index.php/accessibility-statement">Accessibility Statement</a></p></div> </div> </footer> <a href="#top" id="back-top" class="back-to-top-link" aria-label="Back to Top"> <span class="icon-arrow-up icon-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </body> </html>