Northern Ireland written question – answered at on 2 June 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps are being taken to ensure that Northern Ireland-based civil servants in his Department who are entitled to take up added years or additional voluntary contributions are aware of how to apply.
Circulars are issued to existing staff by our pension providers whenever new information becomes available. Staff were informed in November 2007 of the withdrawal of the facility to top up pension benefits by buying added years of pensionable service from
Existing staff have been advised that information about the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, including information on additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) is available on the following websites:
www.civilservicepensions-ni.gov.uk for Northern Ireland Civil Servants and
www.civilservicepensions.co.uk for Home Civil Servants.
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