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To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average age of retirement in the Civil Service in each department, excluding the senior Civil Service. [HL500]
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, National Statistician, to Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, dated December 2009
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what is the average age of retirement in the Civil Service in each department, excluding the senior Civil Service. (HL500).
The Office for National Statistics collects data on leavers from the Civil Service as part of the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey (ACSES). The requested data are attached at Annex A.
Annex A
Permanent employees Years 31 March 2008 Average age of retirement2 Attorney General’s departments Crown Prosecution Service 59 Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate - Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers .. Serious Fraud Office .. Treasury Solicitor .. Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office .. Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (excl agencies)3 61 Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service 60 Companies House + Insolvency Service 60 Office of Fair Trading 60 Office of Gas and Electricity Market .. Postal Services Commission - Cabinet Office Cabinet Office excl agencies 60 Other Cabinet Office agencies Central Office of Information 58 National School of Government 60 Office of the Parliamentary Counsel - Charity Commission Charity Commission 63 Children, Schools and Families Department for Children, Schools and Families3 + Communities and Local Government Department for Communities and Local Governments3 60 Fire Service College 62 Ordnance Survey 60 Planning Inspectorate 60 Queen Elizabeth Il Conference Centre .. Culture, Media and Sport Department for Culture Media and Sports3 60 Royal Parks .. Defence Ministry of Defence 60 Royal Fleet Auxiliary - Army Base Repair Organisation 64 Defence Aviation Repair Agency 64 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 60 Meteorological Office + UK Hydrographic Office .. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs3 60 Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 59 Central Science Laboratory .. Government Decontamination Services - Marine Fisheries Agency 60 OFWAT .. Pesticides Safety Directorate .. Rural Payments Agency 60 Animal Health 60 Veterinary Laboratories Agency 60 Veterinary Medicines Directorate .. Export Credits Guarantee Department Export Credit Guarantee Department + Foreign and Commonwealth Office Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl agencies) + Wilton Park Executive Agency - Health Department of Health (excl agencies) + Food Standards Agency 61 Meat Hygiene Service 61 Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 60 National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies .. NHS Business Services Authority .. HM Revenue and Customs HM Revenue and Customs 60 Valuation Office + HM Treasury HM Treasury 56 Chancellor’s other departments Debt Management Office .. Government Actuary’s Department .. National Savings and Investments .. Office of Government Commerce - OGC Buying Solutions 60 Office for National Statistics'' 58 Royal Mint 60 Home Office Home office (excl agencies)3 60 Criminal Records Bureau .. Identity and Passport Service 62 Border and Immigration Agency 60 Innovation, Universities and Skills Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills + National Weights and Measures Laboratory 61 UK Intellectual Property Office 61 International Development Department for International Development + Justice Ministry of Justice (excl agencies) 58 HM Courts Service 60 Land Registry 60 National Archives 60 Public Guardianship Office .. Tribunals Service 60 Scotland Office .. Wales Office - Public Sector Prison Service 60 Northern Ireland Office Northern Ireland Office 63 Ofsted Ofsted 60 Security and Intelligence Services Security and Intelligence Services 57 Transport Department for Transport3 60 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 57 Driving Standards Agency 62 Government Car and Despatch Agency + Highways Agency 60 Maritime and Coastguard Agency 60 Office of Rail Regulation .. Vehicle Certification Agency .. Vehicle and Operator Services Agency 60 Work and Pensions DWP Corporate and Shared Services 58 Jobcentre Plus 59 Disability and Carers Service 59 Pension Service 55 Child Support Agency 59 The Health and Safety Executive 60 The Rent Service 57 Scottish Government Scottish Government (excl agencies) 60 Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service 57 Courts Group + Communities Scotland 60 Fisheries Research Services .. General Register Scotland 59 HM Inspectorate of Education 60 Historic Scotland + Mental Health Tribunal Scotland - National Archive for Scotland .. Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy .. Office for the Scottish Charity Regulator - Registers of Scotland 58 Scottish Agricultural Scientific Agency 61 Scottish Buildings Standards Agency .. Scottish Court Service 61 Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 60 Scottish Prison Service 55 Scottish Public Pensions Agency .. Social Work Inspection Agency .. Student Awards Agency - Transport Scotland .. Welsh Assembly Welsh Assembly Government 60 ESTN .. All employees 60
Source: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey (ACSES).
1 Counts of less than five are represented by “..”. Data not available are represented by “-” Due to concerns surrounding data quality estimates of average age of retirement have been suppressed for a number of departments and represented by “+”
2 Average age based on the median.
3 Includes Government Office for the Regions employees.
4 Figures of the Office for National Statistics exclude field staff who were not civil servants at the reference date.
Asked by
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average age of retirement in the senior Civil Service in each department. [HL501]
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, National Statistician, to Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, dated December 2009.
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what is the average age of retirement in the senior civil service in each department. (HL501).
The Office for National Statistics collects data on leavers from the Civil Service as part of the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey (ACSES). The requested data are attached at Annex A.
Annex A
Permanent Employees Years Department Average age of retirement2 31 March 2008 Animal Health .. Attorney General’s Office .. Border and Immigration Agency .. Cabinet Office (excl agencies) .. Central Office of Information .. Charity Commission .. Courts Group .. Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service .. Crown Prosecution Service .. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory .. Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (excl agencies)3 .. Department for Children, Schools and Families3 58 Department for Communities and Local Government (excl agencies)3 59 Department for Culture Media and Sport .. Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (excl agencies)3 .. Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills .. Department for International Development .. Department for Transport (excl agencies)3 .. Department of Health (excl agencies) 56 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency .. DWP Corporate Services 58 ESTYN .. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl agencies) 55 Highways Agency .. HM Courts Service .. HM Revenue and Customs 59 HM Treasury .. Home Office (excl agencies)3 58 Job Centre Plus .. Land Registry .. Maritime and Coastguard Agency .. Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency .. Ministry of Defence 57 Ministry of Justice (excl agencies) .. National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies .. National School of Government .. National Weights and Measures Laboratory .. Office for National Statistics4 .. Office for Standards in Education .. Office of Fair Trading .. Office of Gas and Electricity Market .. Ordnance Survey .. Parliamentary Counsel Office .. Pension Service .. Public Sector Prison Service .. Scottish Government (excl agencies) 57 The Health and Safety Executive .. Treasury Solicitor .. UK Intellectual Property Office .. Valuation Office .. Veterinary Laboratories Agency .. Welsh Assembly Government 50
Source: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey
1 Counts of less than 5 are represented by “..”
2 Average age based on the median.
3 Includes Government Office for the Regions employees.
4 Figures for the Office for National Statistics exclude field staff who were not civil servants at the reference date.