The number of staff (a) dismissed and (b) subject to formal disciplinary procedures for poor performance within Home Office headquarters, the UK Border Agency, Identity and Passport Service, and the Criminal Records Bureau, is set out in the following table.
Dismissed Disciplined short of dismissal Moved to different duties 2003 — — — 2004 0 15 — 2005 — 13 — 2006 5 38 — 2007 12 40 — 2008 (to 30 June 2008) 8 37 —
The information contained in the table has been drawn from centrally held databases at this time.
Information prior to 2005, or on the number of staff moved to different duties as a result of poor performance, is not held centrally within Home Office HQ or the UK Border Agency and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Where fewer than five members of staff were dismissed, disciplined or moved to different duties, further information has been withheld on grounds of confidentiality.
The number of staff given early retirement within Home Office headquarters, the UK Border Agency, Identity and Passport Service, and the Criminal Records Bureau in each of the last five financial years is set out in the following table.
Number 2002-03 10 2003-04 18 2004-05 13 2005-06 141 2006-07 125 2007-08 84 2008-09 (to 11 July 2008) 112
The numbers are calculated on the basis of last day of service.