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NHS: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 113940

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will update Section 16 of the NHS Staff Terms and Conditions Handbook to clarify the impact of partial retirement on redundancy entitlements.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Contractual redundancy provisions for staff covered by the National Health Service terms and conditions of service handbook, also referred to as Agenda for Change, in England were agreed and ratified in partnership by the NHS Staff Council, the collective bargaining structure made up of trade union and employer representatives.

There are no plans to update the handbook.

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