To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many grievance procedures have been initiated in his Department in the last 12 months. (135158)

DFID’s grievance procedure is fully compliant with UK legislation and applies to civil servants working in the UK and overseas. We also apply it, unless local law dictates otherwise, to staff appointed in country (SAIC) who work under local contracts. In the last year, 13 grievance procedures were initiated in DFID, as set out in the following table.