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Early Retirement

Volume 456: debated on Monday 29 January 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers took early retirement in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex, (d) Cambridgeshire, (e) Bedfordshire, (f) Hertfordshire and (g) England in each year since 1997, broken down by type of institution. (117032)

The information requested is not available at local authority level. The following tables provides the number of teachers who took early retirement, (defined as before the normal pension age of 60 on premature, actuarially reduced benefits (ARB) or ill health grounds) in each year from 1997-98 to 2005-06 broken down by type of institution in England and Wales.

Early retirements by type of institution1, 1997-98 to 2005-06

England and Wales

Maintained schools sector

Financial year

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Special/PRU

Total maintained sector

1997-984

7,510

7,840

750

16,100

1998-99

2,280

2,430

280

4,990

1999-2000

2.430

2,660

240

5,330

2000-01

2,960

2,970

340

6,270

2001-02

2,830

3,110

370

6,310

2002-03

2,970

3,270

330

6,570

2003-04

3,220

3,820

330

7,370

2004-055

3,560

4,330

360

8,260

2005-065

3,660

4,700

390

8,760

England and Wales

Other sectors2

Financial year

Independent

Further3 and higher education

Unknown

Total all sectors

1997-984

1,230

5,850

310

7,390

1998-99

180

180

180

540

1999-2000

190

190

190

580

2000-01

270

880

120

1,260

2001-02

380

1,070

120

1,560

2002-03

410

1,220

140

1,770

2003-04

410

1,090

210

1,710

2004-055

460

1,320

250

2,020

2005-065

600

1,380

280

2,260

1 The last known institution where the teacher was in teaching service which may have been some years before the date of retirement.

2 Including only those retirements from independent and further and higher education establishments covered under the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

3 Includes sixth form colleges.

4 The effect of the change in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, from 31 August 1997, was that many more teachers took early retirement in 1997 than in other years. Actuarially Reduced Benefits are included from 2000-01.

5 Data are provisional.

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Source:

DfES, Pensioner statistical system

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers took early retirement in (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in each year since 1997, broken down by type of institution. (110541)

The information requested is not available at local authority level.

The following table provides the number of teachers who took early retirement, (defined as before the normal pension age of 60 on premature, actuarially reduced benefits (ARB) or ill health grounds) in each year from 1997-98 to 2005-06 broken down by type of institution in England.

Early retirements by type of institution1,1997-98 to 2005-06, England

Maintained sector

Other sectors2

Financial year

Nursery/ primary

Secondary

Special/ PRU

Total maintained sector

Independent

Further and Higher education

Unknown

Total all sectors

1997-983

6,780

7,140

710

14,630

1,200

5,560

280

21,670

1998-99

2,120

2,270

270

4,660

180

570

170

5,580

1999-2000

2,250

2,490

240

4,970

180

580

130

5,870

2000-01

2,740

2,730

330

5,800

260

830

110

7,000

2001-02

2,580

2,930

350

5,860

370

1,010

110

7,350

2002-03

2,680

2,990

320

5,990

400

1,150

130

7,670

2003-04

2,940

3,540

320

6,810

400

1,030

200

8,440

2004-054

3,290

4,000

350

7,640

450

1,240

230

9,560

2005-064

3,370

4,370

380

8,120

590

1,290

270

10,270

1 The last known institution where the teacher was in teaching service which may have been some years before the date of retirement.

2 Including only those retirements from independent and further and higher education establishments covered under the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme.

3 The effect of the change in the Teachers' Pensions Scheme, from 31 August 1997, was that many more teachers took early retirement in 1997 than in other years. Actuarially Reduced Benefits are included from 2000-01.

4 Provisional.

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Source:

DfES Pensioner statistical system