UK. Government denied pensions case appeal
The Supreme Court has today (June 27) refused the government’s application to appeal a court case which ruled changes made to judges and firefighters pension schemes were discriminatory.
According to the Fire Brigades Union this was the last legal hurdle in the dispute, leaving the government with no further avenue to exhaust.
Elizabeth Truss, chief secretary to HM Treasury, revealed in January that if the government lost it could cost around £4bn a year if extended to all applicable public service pension schemes.
HM Treasury has been approached for comment. In March 2015, the defined benefit pension schemes for judges and firefighters were closed, and these people were transferred into a replacement scheme.
Transitional provisions were put in place, which allow older judges and firefighters to remain members of the old schemes, either until retirement or until the end of a period of tapered protection, dependent on their age.
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