Why not simply require every public service employer to continue to pay pension contributions while a public servant undertakes such assignments?
Because that would require each employer to budget and retain funds locally for this purpose. The existence of a central fund means the pension costs of volunteers ceases to be a local issue, leaving individuals and employers to focus on the other questions which arise in deciding an application for release for a defined period.
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