Pensions - Can I withdraw the money after just 10 years?

[Goochie]

For the last 10 years I've been paying into a private pension, my employer has also been matching my contributions.

For reasons I shan't go into, I'm considering withdrawing the money from the pot now, with a view to replacing it with a big lump in 6-10 months time.

Is it normally possible to take money out of a pension after such a short period of time?

[randlemarcus]

I think not.

There's a 2 year period that you can retract your contributions, but when I tried this with my last employer, it turned out that I hadn't made any contributions at all, and I'd been giving my company money so they could pay it all in together

[Mr Pointy]

I think it's locked up until you are at least 55 & maybe longer.