Non-consolidated performance payments to senior civil servants are made under the terms set out in the Government's response to the recommendations of the independent Senior Salaries Review Body. A close and effective link between pay and performance and increased use of variable pay is a key element of the reward arrangements for the senior civil service. The total spend on non-consolidated performance pay in each of the last five years was given in the written answer I gave the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on 25 January 2010, Official Report, columns 544-546W.
The numbers and proportions of senior civil servants receiving non-consolidated performance pay in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 is available only at disproportionate cost as the Department's human resources information system does not hold the information in a format which can easily be translated into performance groups. For the last two years, the numbers of senior civil servants in receipt of end year non-consolidated performance pay was:
Number and percentage of staff in performance related pay category Grade 1 2 3B 3NB 4 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Total no. SCS 1 38 25 59 39 26 17 20 13 10 7 153 SCS 2 12 22 18 33 12 22 6 11 7 13 55 SCS 3 2 20 3 30 1 10 1 10 3 30 10 Other — — — — — — — — 1 — 1 Total 52 24 80 37 39 18 27 12 21 10 219 Note: Groups 1, 2 and 3B received non-consolidated performance pay whereas groups 3NB and 4 did not.
Number and percentage of staff in performance related pay category Grade 1 2 3B 4 No. % No. % No. % No. % Total no. SCSI 21 14 43 29 43 29 42 28 149 SCS2. 5 9 13 24 20 37 16 30 54 SCS3. 1 11 4 44 1 11 3 33 9 Total 27 13 60 28 64 30 61 29 212 Note: Groups 1,2 and 3B received non-consolidated performance pay whereas group 4 did not.
A close and effective link between pay and performance and increased use of variable pay is a key element of the Department's reward strategy for all its staff.
The Department changed its payroll provider in 2003-04. Information on performance bonus payments prior to 2004-05 is available only from individual payslips. To retrieve information for years prior to 2004-05 would therefore involve disproportionate cost. Information for the years 2004-05 and 2008-09 was given in the written answer I gave the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on 25 January 2010, Official Report, columns 544-546W.
I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on 25 January 2010, Official Report, columns 544-546W.
I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on 25 January 2010, Official Report, columns 544-546W.