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Opt Out Form

If you wish to opt out of the NIFRS Pension Scheme you will need to read the following information and fill in the below form.

NIFRS Opt-Out Form

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Confirm you have read and understood the below information(Required)
Name(Required)
Date of Birth(Required)
Tick the box relevant to the employment in respect of which you are opting out of the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015:
I HAVE READ the literature issued to me relating to membership of the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and I have decided that I no longer wish to be a member of the Scheme.(Required)
I UNDERSTAND that if I opt out I will lose the right to pension contributions from my employer.(Required)
I UNDERSTAND that if I opt out I may have a lower income when I retire.(Required)
I FURTHER UNDERSTAND that if my decision not to be a member of the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 proves to be financially to my detriment, neither I nor my dependents will have any right to claim compensation or any form of gratuity in lieu of pension rights from the Fire & Rescue Service.(Required)
Opt Out Option(Required)
For our data collection purposes please indicate the reason as to why you wish to leave the scheme: I wish to leave the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 due to:
PREVIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION SCHEME REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2015. Since you have already paid into the above Scheme, please indicate how you wish these contributions to be treated. *(Required)