The following tables show the number of disciplinary and capability procedures initiated and completed in each of the last five years. In this instance we are referring to capability as performance. They also show the number of staff dismissed in each of the years and percentage of staff subject to procedures who were dismissed for each of the procedures.
The following information is provided for DEFRA and its agencies:
Initiated Completed1 Proportion of staff2 Dismissed Percentage dismissed 2009-10 69 55 0.7 6 9 2008-09 58 51 0.5 5 9 2007-08 43 43 0.4 12 30 2006-07 50 50 0.4 20 40 2005-06 34 34 0.3 11 32 1 Completed disciplinary cases short of dismissal would have concluded that the offences were either minor or serious misconduct and an appropriate warning or penalty would have been applied under DEFRA’s disciplinary procedures. Alternatively the Decision Officer would have determined that the evidence did not support, or the offence did not warrant, a formal disciplinary warning. 2 The proportion of total DEFRA staff where disciplinary cases have been initiated.
Initiated Completed Proportion of staff1 Dismissed Percentage dismissed 2009-10 33 27 0.3 5 15 2008-09 35 28 0.3 5 23 2007-08 38 38 0.3 9 24 2006-07 30 30 0.2 10 34 2005-06 22 22 0.2 9 41 1 The proportion of total DEFRA staff where capability cases have been initiated.
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