As part of their statutory role to provide advice to scheme managers and Local Pension Boards in relation to the efficient and effective administration and management of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, the Scheme Advisory Board wanted to understand more about arrangements for managing the pension scheme and specifically for implementing remedy in Sargeant (age discrimination) and Matthews (FPS 2006 special members).
Between 20 May and 31 August 2021, the Board invited FRAs to complete a web-based survey, with the following objectives:
- to determine whether FRAs have a preferred future model of administration and consider whether this is desirable and achievable,
- to evidence how prepared FRAs are for remedy, what plans are in place, and where support is most needed.
The survey received a 100 per cent response rate from FRAs in England and Wales.
The Board is pleased to present the FRA remedy self-assessment research report in December 2021. Each FRA will receive a copy of their individual results for discussion and benchmarking.
The Board would like to thank all FRAs for their participation in the survey and for continuing to support the work of the SAB. The recommendations within the report will now be taken forward with the support of the Board and its committees.
Between 29 November 2019 and 6 January 2020, FRAs and administrators were invited to complete separate web-based surveys to measure the success of the ABS process in 2019.
During this time 33 FRA and 36 administrator responses were received in respect of the 45 FRAs in England, equating to an overall response rate of 73% and 80% respectively. The results of the survey have now been collated and analysed, and we are pleased to present the final research report.
Individual FRA submissions have been exported and can be provided to the relevant organisation on request.
The survey will continue to be run on an annual basis following the end of each ABS cycle.
The LPB Effectiveness Committee would like to thank all that were able to submit a response for their participation in the survey, and for continuing to support the work of the SAB. The recommendations within the report will now be taken forward with the support of the Committee and the SAB.
Between 31 May and 31 July 2019, FPS stakeholders were invited to take part in a web-based survey on the current and future training provision offered by the LGA Bluelight team, to ensure that the LGA training offer remains relevant and that the statutory levy provides value for money.
During that time a total of 51 responses were received from across a wide range of FPS stakeholders in England, Wales, and Scotland.
Having collated and analysed the responses, we are pleased to present the final research report, which will be used to inform our training plan for 2020.
The LGA would like to thank all those that were able to submit a response for their participation in the survey, and for continuing to support the work of the Bluelight team.
Between 28 September and 14 November 2018, FPS stakeholders were invited to participate in a web-based survey to measure the success of the ABS process for 2018.
During the survey period 42 completed responses were received in respect of 31 of the 47 FRAs in England and Wales, equating to an overall response rate of 66%. The results of the survey have now been collated and analysed, and we are pleased to present the final research report.
The survey will be run on an annual basis following the end of each ABS cycle, with planned improvements for 2019 including separate web-based surveys for administrators and FRAs.
The LPB Effectiveness Committee would like to thank all parties that were able to submit a response for their participation in the survey, and for continuing to support the work of the SAB. The recommendations within the report will now be taken forward with the support of the Committee and the SAB.
Between 28 November 2017 and 26 January 2018, FRAs and their Local Pension Boards (LPBs) were invited to participate in a web-based survey to monitor the progress of LPBs since their establishment in legislation. The survey was designed to measure the engagement and compliance of boards, and to establish where targeted support could be offered to assist local boards.
During the survey period 37 total responses were received from 32 of the 44 LPBs, equating to an overall response rate of almost 73%. The results of the survey have now been collated and analysed, and we are pleased to present the final research report.
The LPB Effectiveness Committee would like to thank all boards that were able to submit a response for their participation in the survey, and for continuing to support the work of the SAB. The recommendations within the report will now be taken forward with the support of the Committee and the SAB. In the first instance, the SAB secretariat kindly requests that any missing or revised Terms of Reference are submitted to [email protected] for inclusion on the Local Pension Boards page.
