Thousands of members have already voted in the online ballot which ends at midnight on Friday 11 May.

Members were emailed a link to the e-ballot on 24 April with their unique username and password. A reminder email was sent out yesterday. The Civil Service Sector Executive is recommending a ‘yes’ vote as the offer is the best that can be secured by negotiations.

The FDA yesterday announced its members had voted to accept the pension offer by 73% to 27%.