To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of his Department’s civil servants have been (a) suspended and (b) dismissed for accessing (i) obscene and (ii) other prohibited material on work computers in each of the last five years. (188780)

The information is not available in the format requested.

The Department records information on the number of staff suspended and dismissed but does not break it down into the categories requested.

The Department’s disciplinary policy is published on the Department’s intranet and is accessible to all staff. The policy reflects the requirements in section 4.5 of the Civil Service Management Code.

Specific guidance on the use of the Department’s IT, including consequences of misuse, is set out in the electronic media policy also published on the intranet.