Regarding the bill to raise the retirement age of national civil servants, including the prosecutor, which was abolished in the ordinary Diet last year, to 65 years old, the government deleted the provision that the retirement age of prosecutors can be extended up to 3 years if the Cabinet approves. After that, the policy is to submit it to the current Diet and aim for its establishment.
A bill to gradually raise the retirement age of national civil servants, including the prosecutor, to 65 years old was deliberated in the ordinary session of the Diet last year, but the opposition party has decided that the retirement age of the prosecutor will be up to 3 if the Cabinet approves. It was abandoned because it requested the withdrawal of the special provision that it could be extended until the year.
Regarding the handling of this bill, Prime Minister Suga said at the House of Councilors Settlement Committee on the 5th, "We want elderly staff with abundant knowledge and experience to play an active role to the maximum extent and respond appropriately to complex and sophisticated administrative issues. It is necessary to raise the retirement age in order to continue, "he said.
The government has deleted the provision that the retirement age of prosecutors can be extended if the Cabinet approves, and has delayed the retirement age of national government employees by one year from the beginning to the 5th year of Reiwa, and will also bill next week. The policy is to make a cabinet decision and aim for the establishment in the current parliament.