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The regulations are referred to without and should always be checked when calculating any benefit payable. The guides should be used only as an informal view of the interpretation of the firefighters' pension schemes as only a Court can provide a definitive interpretation of legislation.</p> <p>Please note that it is the responsibility of each FRA to apply the rules of the pension scheme in accordance with their interpretation of the scheme and to obtain legal advice where they consider this is necessary.</p> <p>If you have any suggestions for future topics to be covered, please <a title="contact us" href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2303414f56464f4a444b570d53464d504a4c4d50634f4c40424f0d444c550d5648" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">contact us</a>.</p> <table style="width: 952px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15px;" bgcolor="#f7f2e0"> <td style="width: 730.7px; height: 15px;"> <p><strong>Title</strong></p> </td> <td style="width: 223.29px; height: 15px;"><strong>Date of publication</strong></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.36px;"> <td style="width: 730.7px; height: 15.36px;"> <p><a title="Special members of FPS 2006 guide" href="/images/admin/2006specialmembers.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Special members of FPS 2006 </a>(PDF, 115 pages, 2,300kb)</p> </td> <td style="width: 223.29px; height: 15.36px;">May 2018</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.36px;" bgcolor="#f7f2e0"> <td style="width: 730.7px; height: 15.36px;"> <p><a title="FPS 1992 transitional calculations guide" href="/images/admin/1992transition300519.pdf" target="_blank" rel="alternate noopener noreferrer">FPS 1992 transitional calculations</a> (PDF,聽68 pages, 1,660kb)</p> </td> <td style="width: 223.29px; height: 15.36px;">August 2016聽UPDATED: May 2019</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.36px;"> <td style="width: 730.7px; height: 15.36px;"> <p><a title="FPS 2015 member presentation " href="/images/admin/FPS2015reform.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FPS 2015 member presentation </a>(PDF, 50 pages, 863kb)</p> </td> <td style="width: 223.29px; height: 15.36px;">January 2015</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>聽</p> </div> </div> </main> </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> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body> </html>