§ Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the rule governing retirement in the Civil Service at the ago of 60 is being strictly observed; whether any applications for the relaxation of the rule have been received and considered since the appointment of the Committee on National Expenditure; and, if so, with what result, indicating the Departments and officials who have applied and the extension, if any, granted in each case?
Mr. YOUNGThe first part of the question appears to be based on a misapprehension, as the normal age for compulsory retirement in the Civil Service is 65 and not 60. It is within the discretion of heads of Departments to call on an officer to retire at any time after reaching the age of 60, and I could not give details without much research of the manner in which heads of Departments exercise this discretion.