Before 1 April 2008 members were able to buy extra years in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
When you leave you will be credited with the extra years of membership that you have paid for and you will receive extra retirement benefits calculated on the same basis that you agreed to buy them.
If you retire on ill health grounds whilst paying for extra years, you will normally be credited with the whole extra period of membership that you set out to buy, even if you have not completed full payment for it.
If you retire early because of redundancy or business efficiency whilst paying for extra years, you will have the opportunity to pay the remaining contributions due in a lump sum in order to complete your contract.
If your benefits when you draw them are reduced for early payment then your benefits from the added years are reduced in the same way.