§ Mr. Marlowasked the Minister for the Civil Service what proportion of senior civil servants of each grade, principal and above, have been prematurely retired in each of the years 1979, 1980 and 1981; and what has been the average age, the average lump sum payment and the average pension in each case.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 11 June 1982, c. 174]: The following table sets out the information about grades and ages which is available centrally. Information about average lump sums and pensions could only be provided at disproportionate cost: the rules governing the size of these payments are, however, contained in the principal civil service pension scheme, a copy of which is in the Library.
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Non-Industrial Home Civil Service: Premature Retirements At Principal level and above, in each of the years 1979–81 Year 1979 1980 1981 Grade Level* Proportion of grade level per cent Average age Proportion of grade level per cent Average age Proportion of grade level per cent Average age Years Months Years Months Years Months Open Structure and Executive Directing Middle and Lower Bands 1.2 59 3 1.4 55 3 2.4 58 3 Assistant Secretary 0.5 58 0 0.7 56 11 1.3 56 11 Senior Principal 0.5 57 7 0.8 56 5 1.0 57 9 Principal 0.4 58 1 0.6 56 6 1.5 56 10 Notes: Part-Timers are counted as half units. "Premature Retirements" covers premature retirement on redundancy, structural, limited efficiency, inefficiency and on ill-health grounds. * Particular grade levels in the Open Structure (Under Secretary and above) are not differentiated to avoid the possibility of identifying individuals. Source: Mandate.