§ Mrs. GilroyTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his answer of 19 January 1999,Official Report, column 405, on civil servants' hearing impairments, if he will list the other circumstances which resulted in large numbers of civil servants not qualifying for a pension. [70245]
§ Mr. KilfoyleThe circumstances under which civil servants leave without qualifying for a civil service pension are as follows:
- Prior to 1972
- all those who left unestablished service
- all those who left established service under age 50 or over age 50 with less than 10 years' service
- those women who resigned on marriage and received a gratuity
232 - Since 1 June 1972
- those who left before 6 April 1988 with less than 5 years' service or since that date with less than 2 years' service
- those who are excluded from the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme by virtue of Rule 1.4 (mainly casual staff, and certain part-time staff before 1995) or who have chosen to opt-out of the pension scheme.