§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the compulsory retirement ages which apply to employees of her Department and of executive agencies and other public sector bodies for which it is responsible, broken down by grade or job title. [7228]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisWithin my Department, all staff below the Senior Civil Service can choose when they retire between age 60 up to a maximum retirement age of 65. This is subject to satisfying fitness and efficiency requirements. Staff in the Senior Civil Service grades retire at age 60.
In executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by my Department, normal retirement ages are:
age 60 for the Adult Learning Inspectorate, the Learning and Skills Council, and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority;age 65 for the Construction Industry Training Board, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Investors in People UK Ltd. and the National College for School Leadership;age 63 for the Student Loans Company;age 65 for staff who are members of the London Pension Fund Authority in the British Educational and Communications Technology Agency, and age 60 for those who are members of the Teachers Pension Scheme; andfor the Teacher Training Agency, retirement age depends on individual contracts.