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Session 2012 - 13
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Lords Non-Insistence and Amendment in Lieu

Public Service Pensions Bill
LORDS NON-INSISTENCE AND AMENDMENT IN LIEU
[The page and line references are to HL Bill 67, the bill as first printed for the Lords.]
Schedule 1
78
Page 23, line 20, at end insert—

“(c)
the Defence Fire and Rescue Service”

COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND REASON

The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 78 for the following Reason—
78A
Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the

Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed

sufficient.

LORDS NON-INSISTENCE AND AMENDMENT IN LIEU

The Lords do not insist on their Amendment 78, but do propose Amendment 78B in lieu.
After Clause 9
78B
Insert the following new Clause—

“Defence Fire and Rescue Service and Ministry of Defence Police Capability

Review

(1)
The Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for

Defence, will, within six months of this Act coming into force, prepare and

lay before both Houses of Parliament a report setting out the Government’s

assessment of the impacts of this Act on current and future members of the

Defence Fire and Rescue Service and current and future members of the

Ministry of Defence Police nominated under section 1 of the Ministry of

Defence Police Act 1987.

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(2)
A report under subsection (1) will include, but not be limited to,

consideration of the following—

(a)
the impacts on the health and wellbeing of members of the Defence

Fire and Rescue Service and members of the Ministry of Defence

Police nominated under section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police

Act 1987;

(b)
the ability of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and members of

the Ministry of Defence Police nominated under section 1 of the

Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 to meet the Ministry of

Defence’s statements of requirement of these personnel;

(c)
the number of members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and

members of the Ministry of Defence Police nominated under

section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 taking early

retirement, the consequences of early retirement for those members

and the costs to the taxpayer of such members taking early

retirement.”

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