Remediable Service Statement (RSS) to retired firefighters: FOI release
- Published
- 12 January 2026
- Topic
- Public sector, Work and skills
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500483509
- Date received
- 5 September 2025
- Date responded
- 29 September 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
1. Since the legislated deadline of 31 March 2025, how many RSS have been issued to retired, fully protected firefighters?
2. Since the legislated deadline of 31 March 2025, how many RSS have been issued to retired firefighters with tapered protection?
3. Since the legislated deadline of 31 March 2025, how many RSS have been issued to retired firefighters with no protection?
4. Since the legislated deadline of 31 March 2025, how many RSS have been issued to ill-health retired firefighters?
5. As of 5 September 2025 how many RSS have still to be issued to retired firefighters across all categories?
Response
1. Since the legislated deadline of 31 March 2025, 0 RSS have been issued to retired, fully protected firefighters.
2. Since the legislated deadline of 31 March 2025, 0 RSS have been issued to retired firefighters with tapered protection.
3. Since the legislated deadline of 31 March 2025, 0 RSS have been issued to retired firefighters with no protection.
4. Since the legislated deadline of 31 March 2025, 0 RSS have been issued to ill-health retired firefighters.
5. There are 1,835 eligible retired firefighters yet to be issued with an RSS.
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