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<p>The information is not collected in the format requested and to obtain it would
incur disproportionate cost. The NHS Pension Scheme is administered by the NHS Business
Services Authority, who do not collect data on the number of retirements in the specific
age groups requested.</p><p> </p><p>General practitioners (GPs) may leave the scheme
for various reasons, such as claiming a pension on normal age grounds at or beyond
normal pension age, claiming a pension early on ill-health grounds, claiming a pension
on voluntary early retirement grounds, or opting out of the scheme. Information is
not currently available on the number of GPs who have opted out of the scheme disaggregated
from broader scheme membership.</p>
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