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FOI / 4002 / 2019 - Pensions

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Initial Request:

I’d be grateful if you could supply the following information:

1.     The number of Personal Savings Statements issued to members of your Firefighter Pension Scheme who’ve exceeded the annual allowance in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 tax years. 

2.     The number of LTA charges incurred by scheme members of your Firefighter Pension Scheme in 2017/18 and 2018/19 tax years.

3.     The total cash value of the Scheme Pays charges paid by your Firefighter Pension scheme to HMRC for 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.

If you administer more than one Fire & Rescue Service’s Pension scheme, I’d be grateful if you could confirm the names of all the Fire & Rescue services the data provided covers.

Final Response:

 

2017/18

2018/19

1) The number of Personal Savings Statements issued to members of your Firefighter Pension Scheme who’ve exceeded the annual allowance in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 tax years.

25

2*

2) The number of LTA charges incurred by scheme members of your Firefighter Pension Scheme in 2017/18 and 2018/19 tax years.

1

0

 

3. The total cash value of the Scheme Pays charges paid by your Firefighter Pension scheme to HMRC for 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18. 

Value

Description

Year

£24,642.00

Annual Allowance D Bill

2016/17

£23,244.00

Annual Allowance J Ashley

2017/18

£10,400.00

Annual Allowance M Furber

2017/18

£44,509.18

Annual Allowance A Eckley

2017/18

 


Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service website. The website address is
http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/. All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.

 

 

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