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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