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...