§ 135. Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government on the re-employment in the Civil Service of persons retired on grounds of invalidity by the European Economic Community Commission.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Community terms of service common to all its institutions do not recognise any form of secondment from national Civil Services for permanent staff; officers must therefore resign from the United Kingdom Civil Service on taking up a permanent appointment with the Communities. Departments have discretion to offer their staffs undertakings about re-instatement. An officer who has been absent for more than five years and is aged 55 or over has no right of return. The normal pre-appointment inquiries carried out by a Department before a reinstated candidate takes up appointment include a check on health.