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Reduce the qualifying period for workplace pensions for emergency servicemen

Submitted by Adam Smith on Thursday 13th March 2025

Published on Wednesday 16th April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 16th October 2025

Signatures: 15

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Access ~ age 18 ~ date ~ Emergency ~ emergency services ~ Face ~ Forced ~ level ~ Officers ~ Pensions ~ Physics ~ Qualifying ~ society ~ UK emergency ~ work ~ Years

Petition Action

Reduce the qualifying period for workplace pensions for emergency servicemen

Petition Details

According to the Forces Pension Society, in the UK military, non-commissioned ranks need to serve 22 years from age 18 or date of joining to be able to qualify for their full pension, and officers need to serve 16 years from age 21 or date of joining.

Additional Information

UK emergency services sometimes work alongside the UK military and I believe they face a similar level of threat. I urge the Government to reduce the qualifying period for UK emergency service workers to be able to access their full workplace pension so that it is in line with the qualifying period for those who serve in the military. I believe the military are obviously extremely deserving but I believe the mental and physical toll on emergency service workers must also be acknowledged.


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