If you were employed as a Retained Firefighter by an English Fire and Rescue Authority during the period 1 July 2000 and 5 April 2006 inclusive, you were not given the opportunity to join the membership of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 1992 (the “1992 Scheme”) in respect of the employment. The Government has now introduced the terms Retained Firefighters’ Pension Settlement that will offer pension entitlement for all employees who were employed as Retained Firefighters’ between 1 July 2000 and 5 April 2006 inclusive.