Date of Request
04/08/2024
Request
Dear Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, Please provide the following information:
1) Number of completed Expression of Interest forms received for each month from December 2023 to date, broken down by category of:
Current Firefighters
Firefighters who have left the service
Firefighters who have left the service and are in receipt of a pension Firefighters who have left the service and in receipt of ill health benefits Others.
2) Historic pay scales for rank/role of Firefighter, LFf – Crew Manager, SubO – Watch Manager for each year from 1975 to 2008.
3) Numbers and categories of completed calculations sent to applicants to date, broken down by applicant category and month.
4) Cost of purchasing historic service per £1000 of salary earned for each year from 1975 to 2008 inclusive of tax relief adjustment.
5) Interest rate to be applied for each year of payable pension arrears from 2006 to 2024.
6) Number of Expressions of Interest received requesting costs of converting FPS2006 membership to the Modified Pension Arrangements and how many have been completed and sent out.
Yours faithfully,
Response
Hi
We thank you for your request for information, which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm that the information that you have requested is partially held and is detailed in the attached.
If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Information Governance and Committee Services on tel: 0345 122 4454 or by e-mail informationrequests@hwfire.org.uk. In any such communication please include the reference number assigned (see Subject).
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Thank you for your request for information.
Kind regards
Information Governance Team