The Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Requirement to provide a remediable service statement

4.—(1) The scheme manager must provide a remediable service statement in respect of a remedy member (“M”) in accordance with—

(a)section 29 of the PSPJOA 2022,

(b)any Treasury directions made under section 29(6) of that Act, and

(c)this regulation.

(2) A remediable service statement must be provided in respect of M—

(a)on or before the relevant date(1),

(b)where M is, in relation to their remediable service, for the time being—

(i)an active member(2), at least once in each year ending with the anniversary of the relevant date,

(ii)a deferred member(3), in response to a request by the person mentioned in paragraph (3)(4), or

(iii)a pensioner member, once only, and

(c)where M is a deferred choice member, as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt of notification—

(i)under regulation 15(2) that M intends to claim benefits in relation to M’s remediable service, or

(ii)that M has died.

(3) The remediable service statement must be provided to—

(a)M, or

(b)where M has died—

(i)the person who is for the time being the eligible decision-maker in relation to M’s remediable service under the Schedule, and

(ii)within 18 months of the scheme manager receiving notification that M has died.

(4) The remediable service statement must include—

(a)where M is an immediate choice member, information about—

(i)the irrevocability of an immediate choice decision, and

(ii)the benefits which will be payable if no immediate choice decision is made before the end of the section 6 election period;

(b)where M is a deferred choice member, information about—

(i)the revocability (or otherwise) of a deferred choice decision, and

(ii)the benefits that will be payable if no deferred choice decision is made before the end of the section 10 election period;

(c)where M is deceased, the identity, or a description of the identity, of the person or persons who may make an immediate choice decision or a deferred choice decision in relation to M’s remediable service.

(5) For further provision about—

(a)what a remediable service statement must include, see—

(i)section 29(5) of the PSPJOA 2022;

(ii)direction 20(1) of the PSP Directions 2022;

(b)when a remediable service statement must be combined with a benefit information statement provided under section 14 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, see direction 20(2) of the PSP Directions 2022.