People employed in the Civil Service will not longer be expected to step down when they turn 65 as new legislation is due to come into effect next year.
The government has announced that it intends to remove the upper limit on the working age in the Civil Service by April 2010.
As a result, employees can continue working for however long they wish to, helping to improve services provided by the sector through their many years of experience and skills.
Cabinet secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell said: "We should not put an artificial and unnecessary cap on the contribution of long serving, dedicated staff – at any grade.
"I am delighted that we will be freeing up the potential of our older, senior civil servants to continue to serve."
The move was welcomed by charities, with Help the Aged and Age Concern saying that the government should now remove the default retirement age clause from employment legislation.
Posted by Claire Ford 
