Collection Fire circulars Guidance for fire and rescue authorities issued as a circular. Part of: Fire and rescue (Sub-topic) First published: 12 June 2019 Last updated: 7 April 2025 In this collection Fire circulars: 2025 Fire circulars: 2024 Fire circulars: 2023 Fire circulars: 2022 Fire circulars: 2021 Fire circulars: 2020 Fire circulars: 2019 Fire circulars: 2018 Fire circulars: 2017 Fire circulars: 2016 Fire circulars: 2015 Fire circulars: 2014 Fire circulars: 2025 Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): revised McCloud guidance note non club and cross border transfers out (“CETVs”) (WFRSC(2025)01) 3 February 2025 Guidance Notification of fires on Crown Premises (WFRSC(2025)02) 14 February 2025 Guidance Public Service Pension Indexation and Revaluation 2025 (WFRSC(2025)03 14 February 2025 Guidance Financial arrangements for Firefighter Pensions: top-up grant forms 2025 to 2026 (WFRSC(2025)04) 3 March 2025 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): factor guidance notes: (WFRSC(2025)05) 10 March 2025 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): factor guidance notes (WFRSC(2025)06) 20 March 2025 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): factor guidance notes (WFRSC(2025)07) 4 April 2025 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): McCloud guidance notes (WFRSC(2025)08) 15 April 2025 Guidance Fire and rescue authorities performance indicators: 2025 to 2026 (WFRSC(2025)09) 15 April 2025 Guidance Fire and rescue operational statistics arrangements: 2024 to 2025 (W-FRSC(2025)10) 15 April 2025 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): factor guidance notes (WFRSC(2025)11) 19 May 2025 Guidance Fire circulars: 2024 Firefighters’ Pension Account Estimates: W-FRSC(2024)11 18 October 2024 Guidance The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (miscellaneous amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024: W-FRSC(2024)10 26 September 2024 Guidance The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2007 and 1992 updated guidance and amendments: W-FRSC(2024)09 10 September 2024 Guidance Security clearance for fire and rescue safety staff: W-FRSC(2024)08 29 August 2024 Guidance Fire and Rescue operational statistics arrangements 2023 to 2024: (WFRSC(2024)07) 22 April 2024 Guidance Fire and Rescue Authorities Performance Indicators 2024 to 2025 (WFRSC(2024)06) 22 April 2024 Guidance Firefighters’ pension: employer and employee contribution rates 2024 to 2025 (WFRSC(2024)05) 18 April 2024 Guidance Public Service Pension Indexation and Revaluation 2024: (WFRSC(2024)04) 28 March 2024 Guidance Firefighter pensions: top-up grant forms 2024 to 2025 (WFRSC(2024)03) 15 March 2024 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): consolidated actuarial factors 2023 (WFRSC(2024)02) 14 March 2024 Guidance The Firefighters' Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2024 (WFRSC(2024)01) 11 January 2024 Guidance Fire circulars: 2023 The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): revised club transfers memorandum and club transfer factors (WFRSC(2023)16) 30 October 2023 Guidance Firefighters’ pension account estimates (WFRSC(2023)15) 27 October 2023 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): McCloud guidance notes TVs In and CETVs (WFRSC(2023)14) 11 October 2023 Guidance Firefighters' Pension Schemes (Wales): revised consolidated factor guidance 2023 Batch 4 (WFRSC(2023)13) 3 October 2023 Guidance Firefighters' Pensions: Board of Medical Referees: confirmation of new contract (WFRSC(2023)12) 29 September 2023 Guidance The Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (WFRSC(2023)10) 6 September 2023 Guidance Firefighters' Pension Schemes (Wales) revised consolidated factor guidance 2023: batch 3 (WFRSC(2023)09) 28 July 2023 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): revised consolidated factor Guidance 2023 Batch 2 (WFRSC(2023)08) 29 June 2023 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): revised consolidated factor guidance 2023 Batch 1 (WFRSC(2023)07) 25 May 2023 Guidance Fire and Rescue Authorities Performance Indicators 2024 to 2025 (WFRSC(2024)06) 22 April 2024 Guidance Fire and Rescue operational statistics arrangements 2022 to 2023 (WFRSC(2023)05) 21 April 2023 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): change to SCAPE discount rate and resulting changes to actuarial factors (W-FRSC(2023)04) 3 April 2023 Guidance Public Service Pension Indexation and Revaluation 2023 (W-FRSC(2023)03) 31 March 2023 Guidance Firefighters’ pension: employer and employee contribution rates 2023 to 2024 (W-FRSC(2023)02) 29 March 2023 Guidance Firefighter pensions: top-up grant forms 2023 to 2024 (W-FRSC(2023)01) 9 March 2023 Guidance Fire circulars: 2022 Firefighters’ pension account estimates (W-FRSC(2022)08) 24 October 2022 Guidance The Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023 consultation (W-FRSC(2022)07) 18 May 2022 Guidance Fire and rescue operational statistics arrangements: 2021 to 2022 (WFRSC(2022)05) 5 May 2022 Guidance Firefighters’ Pensions: 2016 Cost Cap Valuation Report and Employer and Employee Contribution Rates 2022 to 2023 (WFRSC(2022)04) 8 April 2022 Guidance Fire and Rescue Long Service and Good Conduct (LSGC) medals’ (W-FRSC(2022)02) 17 March 2022 Guidance Firefighter pensions: indexation and revaluation (W-FRSC(2022)01) 9 February 2022 Guidance Fire circulars: 2021 Guidance for Fire and Rescue Authorities: becoming statutory consultees in the planning system (W-FRSC(2021)10) 3 November 2021 Guidance Firefighter Pension Schemes: Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure (IDRP) (W-FRSC(2021)09) 10 June 2021 Guidance Firefighters’ pensions: contribution rates 2021 to 2022 (W-FRSC(2021)05) 2 March 2021 Guidance Pension and compensation scheme: amendment regulations 2021 (W-FRSC(2021)04) 18 February 2021 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales): factor guidance notes (WFRSC(2021)03) 11 February 2021 Guidance Pension schemes: HM Treasury consultation response (W-FRSC(2021)02) 4 February 2021 Guidance Firefighter pensions: indexation and revaluation (W-FRSC(2021)01) 19 January 2021 Guidance Fire circulars: 2020 Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill: (W-FRSC(2020)11) 3 November 2020 Guidance Building regulations and fire safety procedural guidance: revised guidance (W-FRSC(2020)09) 23 July 2020 Guidance Local Authorities coronavirus meetings: amendment (Wales) regulations 2020 (W-FRSC(2020)08) 2 July 2020 Guidance Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales) updated factor guidance notes (W-FRSC(2020)07) 12 May 2020 Guidance Local Authorities coronavirus meetings: (Wales) regulations 2020 (W-FRSC(2020)06) 23 April 2020 Guidance Firefighter pensions: indexation and revaluation (W-FRSC(2020)02) 2 March 2020 Guidance Firefighters’ pensions: contribution rates 2020 to 2021 (W-FRSC(2020)01) 26 March 2020 Guidance Fire circulars: 2019 Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Wales) – factor guidance notes (W-FRSC(2019)18) 17 December 2019 Guidance Public sector transfer club amendments to club memorandum to clarify treatment of club transfers for members who are not entitled to a preserved pension (W-FRSC(2019)17) 5 December 2019 Guidance Firefighters' Pensions: Board of Medical Referees appointment of new contractor (W-FRSC(2019)15) 4 October 2019 Guidance Firefighters’ pension schemes (Wales) – consolidated actuarial factors (W-FRSC(2019)14) 13 August 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: non club transfer factors (W-FRSC(2019)13) 14 June 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: club transfer factors (W-FRSC(2019)10) 29 March 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: contribution rates 2019 to 2020 (W-FRSC(2019)08) 15 March 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: pension debit adjustment and pension credit (W-FRSC(2019)07) 11 March 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: trivial commutation (W-FRSC(2019)05) 14 June 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: tax charge debit (W-FRSC(2019)04) 28 January 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: transfer-in value (W-FRSC(2019)03) 28 January 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: early and late retirement factors (W-FRSC(2019)02) 15 January 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: added years and continual progression (W-FRSC(2019)01) 15 January 2019 Guidance Fire circulars: 2018 Firefighter pensions: indexation and equalisation (W-FRSC(2018)12) 7 December 2018 Guidance Firefighter pensions: cash equivalent transfer values (W-FRSC(2018)11) 6 December 2018 Guidance Firefighter pensions: SCAPE discount rate and suspending calculations (W-FRSC(2018)10) 1 November 2018 Guidance Firefighter pensions: survivor benefits (W-FRSC(2018)07) 11 May 2018 Guidance Firefighter pensions: guaranteed minimum pension calculations (W-FRSC(2018)01) 2 February 2018 Guidance Fire circulars: 2017 Firefighter pensions: calculating club transfer factors (W-FRSC(2017)03) 24 March 2017 Guidance Fire circulars: 2016 Firefighters pensions: contributions holiday after 30 years service for the 1992 scheme (W-FRSC(2016)21) 13 June 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: cash equivalent transfer values for special members of the 2007 scheme (W-FRSC(2016)14) 22 June 2016 Guidance Firefighter pensions: factor changes for the 2015 scheme (W-FRSC(2016)13) 13 June 2019 Guidance Firefighter pensions: factor changes for the 2007 scheme (W-FRSC(2016)12) 13 June 2016 Guidance Firefighter pensions: factor changes for the 1992 scheme (W-FRSC(2016)11) 13 June 2016 Guidance Firefighter pensions: commutation factor changes for 1992 scheme (W-FRSC(2016)04) 24 March 2016 Guidance Fire circulars: 2015 Reporting fire fatalities (W-FRSC(2015)31) 18 December 2015 Guidance Reporting fires on Crown premises (W-FRSC(2015)27) 9 November 2015 Guidance Firefighter pensions: age additions (W-FRSC(2015) 19) 18 May 2015 Guidance Firefighter pensions: lifetime allowance pension debts (W-FRSC(2015) 17) 14 May 2015 Guidance Firefighter pensions: commutation of small pensions (W-FRSC(2015) 15) 28 April 2015 Guidance Firefighter pensions: buying additional pension (W-FRSC(2015) 14) 28 May 2015 Guidance Firefighter pensions: early payment reductions (W-FRSC(2015) 13) 28 April 2015 Guidance New firefighter pension scheme 2015 (W-FRSC(2015) 10) 21 April 2015 Guidance Licensing Act 2003 and the fire service: guidance (W-FRSC(2015) 08) 30 March 2015 Guidance Using end of life fire service vehicles for training (W-FRSC(2015) 05) 27 February 2015 Guidance Firefighter pensions: converting standard membership (W-FRSC(2015) 03) 13 February 2015 Guidance Firefighter pensions: calculating service credits (W-FRSC(2015) 02) 2 February 2015 Guidance Firefighter pensions: transfer restrictions (W-FRSC(2015) 01) 20 January 2015 Guidance Fire circulars: 2014 Firefighter pensions: retained duty firefighters (W-FRSC(2014) 14) 16 December 2014 Guidance Firefighter pensions: factor changes (W-FRSC(2014) 13) 16 December 2014 Guidance Reporting fire fatalities (W-FRSC(2014) 08) 6 August 2014 Guidance
