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Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Pension Scheme Board - Thursday, 5th June, 2025 10.00 am

June 5, 2025 View on council website  Watch video of meeting

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Summary

The Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Pension Scheme Board are scheduled to meet on Thursday, 5 June 2025, to discuss pension administration performance, current issues, and the Fire Pension Board Plan. The board will also receive updates on scheme bulletins, the Fire Pension Officers' Group, and the Scheme Advisory Board.

Performance Data

The board is scheduled to receive an update from West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) on pension administration performance. The report pack includes data on completed processes, work in progress, and member web registrations. It also contains membership numbers, an administration update, and information on communication, training, and IT updates.

The report pack highlights issues with meeting targets for deferred benefits set up on leaving, life certificates, and refund quotes. It also notes errors in relation to the Gross Contribution Adjustment on bulk data already submitted and the mandates.

The report pack states that scheme managers should ensure that the correct version of the Matthews 2 GAD calculator1 is being used.

Current Issues

Tony Kavanagh, HR Advisor to the Board, is scheduled to provide an update on current issues, including a summary of Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure (IDRP) cases, breaches, the Sargeant / McCloud Age Discrimination Remedy2, the Matthews 2nd Options Exercise, and the Pensions Dashboard3.

Fire Pension Board Plan

The board is scheduled to receive an update on the Fire Pension Board Plan, including the Board’s Action Plan, Training Record, and Risk Register.

Fire Pensions Scheme Bulletins

Tony Kavanagh, HR Advisor to the Board, is scheduled to present a report on recent Fire Pensions Scheme bulletins. According to a summary of Firefighters' Pension Scheme (FPS) Bulletins 91 and 92 included in the report pack:

Home Office are reviewing the legislation to determine which groups of member can reinstate opted out service to the FPS 1992.

The summary also notes that the Department for Work and Pensions has assessed the Pensions Dashboard project and concluded that it is back on a viable footing.

Fire Pension Officers' Group

Tony Kavanagh, HR Advisor to the Board, is scheduled to provide an update on the last meeting of the Fire Pension Officers’ Group.

Update from Scheme Advisory Board

West Yorkshire Pension Fund is scheduled to provide an update on the Scheme Advisory Board.


  1. The Matthews 2 GAD calculator is a tool used to calculate pension benefits for firefighters who were affected by age discrimination. 

  2. The Sargeant/McCloud remedy addresses age discrimination in public sector pension schemes. It aims to put affected members in the position they would have been in had the discrimination not occurred. 

  3. The Pensions Dashboard is a government initiative to allow individuals to view all of their pension information in one place. 

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 05th-Jun-2025 10.00 Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Pension Scheme Board

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 05th-Jun-2025 10.00 Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Pension Scheme Board

Additional Documents

Minutes of Previous Meeting
Lincolnshire FA May 2025
Fire Pensions Action Plan Oct 2024
Fire Pensions Training Record Oct 2024
Fire Pensions Risk Register Oct 2024
Summary of LGA FPS Bulletins 91 - 92