Written questions

Department for Education: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 4393 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 1246 on Department for Education: Workplace Pensions, if she will give civil servants the right to rescind applications to retire in circumstances where they ha

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 16 Jun 2026

Civil servants in the department may request to withdraw a retirement application, and such requests are always considered on a case-by-case basis. The retirement process is intended for those who are actively planning to retire, rather than for the purpo...