Civil Servants (Appraisal)

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what were the appraisal performance markings awarded to civil servants in 1998 for (a) each agency in his Department and (b) the Department broken down by (i) grade, (ii) gender, (iii) ethnicity, (iv) part-time/ full-time working and (v) disability; and for (1) each agency and (2) the Department whether the Cabinet Office's four fifths rule for detecting potential adverse impact was applied to the appraisal markings of civil servants in the 1998 report round. [78148]

The information requested is set out in the tables. In the Cabinet Office the appraisal performance marks were analysed by our statisticians who reported that the differences by gender and ethnicity were not statistically significant. The Department is keeping the situation under review. It is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and wishes to ensure that box marking standards reflect that commitment.

Percentage
Department/Agency	Box 1	Box 2	Box 3	Box 4	Box 5
Cabinet Office
Grade
SCS	19	55	25	*	*
Band A	15	50	34	*	*
Band B	10	49	41	*	*
Band C	4	49	46	*	*
all Grades	8	49	42	*	*

Percentage
Department/Agency	Box 1	Box 2	Box 3	Box 4	Box 5
Gender
Male	6	41	54	*	*
Female	11	52	37	*	*
Ethnicity
White	9	51	40	*	*
Other ethnic origin	6	41	54	*	*
Part-time/full-time
Part-time	4	60	36	*	*
Full-time	8	46	45	*	*
Disability
Yes	*	50	50	*	*
No	8	47	45	*	*
CCTA
Grade
A1	*	100	*	*
A2	13	57	30	*
B1	10	74	16	*
B2	9	78	9	3
B3	12	73	15	*
C1	9	91	*	*
C2	29	62	10	*
C3	13	87	*	*
D	20	80	*	*
all Grades	14	72	14	*
Gender
Male	13	72	14	*
Female	15	73	12	*
Ethnicity
White	14	73	13	*
Other ethnic origin	*	80	20	*
Part-time/full-time
Part-time	*	80	20	*
Full-time	14	73	13	*
Disability
Yes	14	73	12	*
No	13	50	37	*
Civil Service College
Grade
Zone 1 and 2	8	92	*	*
Zone 3	6	60	33	*
Zone 4	36	64	*	*
Zone 5	24	68	5	3
Zone 6	9	73	17	*
Zone 7	*	36	64	*
all Grades	12	66	21	*
Gender
Male	6	65	28	*
Female	16	67	16	*
Ethnicity
White	12	67	21	*
Other ethnic origin	22	44	33	*
Part-time/full-time
Part-time	5	81	14	*
Full-time	14	63	23	*
Disability
The number of staff with a disability is too small to permit a detailed analysis
The Civil Service College is confident that it meets the 4/5ths rule

Percentage
Department/Agency	Box 1	Box 2	Box 3	Box 4	Box 5
Government Car and Despatch Agency
Grade	*	86	14	*	*
The numbers of staff are too small to permit more detailed analysis, including the 4/5ths rule
Property Advisers to the Civil Estate
Grade
Grade 6	*	55	27	18
Grade 7	8	25	38	29
SEO/SPTO	*	33	33	33
HEO	*	38	48	14
EO	*	15	52	33
AO	2	20	46	33
AA	*	*	50	50
All Grades	2	24	44	30
Gender
Male	2	26	41	31
Female	*	23	47	29
Ethnicity
White	2	25	43	30
Other ethnic origin	*	17	44	39
Part-time/full-time
Part-time	*	20	30	50
Full-time	2	25	45	29
Disability
The number of staff with a disability is too small to permit a detailed analysis
The 4/5ths rule has not been applied
The Buying Agency
Grade
Band 5/6	17	33	50	*
Band 4	*	25	75	*
Band 3	*	46	54	*
Band 2	*	48	48	4
Band 1	5	28	67	*
all Grades	3	36	61	*
Gender
Male	2	35	63	*
Female	4	37	57	2
Ethnicity
White	2	38	60	*
Other ethnic origin	20	*	80	*
Part-time/full-time
Part-time	*	36	64	*
Full-time	3	36	60	*
Disability
The number of staff with a disability is too small to permit a detailed analysis
The 4/5ths rule has not been applied

Percentage
	Box 1	Box 2	Box 3a	Box 3b	Box 4	Box 5
Central Office of Information
Grade
SCS and Directing grades	8	76	8	5	3	*
Management A	6	66	26	2	*	*
Management B	2	54	40	4	*	*
Management C	11	55	21	13	*	*
Support A	3	44	46	8	*	*
Support B	*	38	31	25	6	*
all Grades	5	58	30	6	*	*

Percentage
	Box 1	Box 2	Box 3a	Box 3b	Box 4	Box 5
Gender
Male	5	58	28	7	*	*
Female	5	58	31	5	*	*
Ethnicity
White	5	59	29	5	*	*
Other ethnic origin	5	45	35	15	*	*
Part-time/full-time
Part-time	*	60	40	*	*	*
Full-time	5	58	29	7	*	*
Disability
Yes	*	43	43	14	*	*
No	5	59	30	6	*	*

Note:

The COI has developed its own systems for detecting potential adverse impact in the performance appraisal of its staff. However, retrospective application of the 4/5ths rule confirms that there appears to be no notable bias on the grounds of gender, ethnicity or disability within the limitations imposed by COI's small number of staff.

The COI is a separate department which reports to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Percentage
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Security Facilities Division (formerly Security Facilities Executive)
Grade
Grade 7	*	25	50	12	13	*	*
SEO	*	6	41	41	12	*	*
HEO	*	5	17	65	13	*	*
EO	*	4	34	41	21	*	*
AO	*	5	10	33	52	*	*
AA	4	8	4	24	60	*	*
All Grades	*	6	22	38	33	*	*
Gender
Male	*	5	21	41	33	*	*
Female	3	13	28	25	31	*	*
Ethnicity
White	*	7	22	38	33	*	*
Other ethnic origin	*	*	18	45	36	*	*
The numbers of part-time and disabled staff are too small to permit detailed analysis

Notes:

The Security Facilities Division was until 1 July 1998 an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office. It has now been integrated with the Department. Although the 4/5ths rule has not been used in monitoring performance standards, the results have been reviewed to ensure equality and consistency in report marking.

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. Asterisks are used for percentages less than 1.5.

The Cabinet Office and its agencies have each developed their own appraisal systems. In each case the right hand column indicates unacceptable performance and the left hand column outstanding or excellent performance.

Volume 328: debated on Wednesday 24 March 1999