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The government has begun consulting on the default retirement age. Responses should be made by 1 February 2010 on the following points:

• the operation of the default retirement age in practice;
• the reasons that businesses use mandatory retirement ages;
• the impact on businesses, individuals and the economy of raising or removing the default retirement age;
• the experience of businesses operating without a default retirement age;
• how any costs of raising or removing the default retirement age could be mitigated and benefits realised.

Submissions are requested by 1 February 2010 and should be emailed to draevidence@bis.gsi.gov.uk and/or posted to DRA Evidence, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, V497, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET.