asked Her Majesty's Government:
In the case of the department for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory redundancies have been taken to date as a result of the Gershon review; what is the total departmental bill for each type of redundancy; and what is the natural wastage during the Gershon period to date for the department. [HL1067]
During the financial years covered by the Gershon review total figures are as follows:
(a) Voluntary redundancies (b) Compulsory Redundancies Cost (£m) Natural Wastage 2004-05 Central CLG 40 0 * 291 2004-05 Government Office 0 0 0 164 2005-06 Central CLG 117 0 4.6 224 2005-06 Government Office 0 0 0 140 2006-07 Central CLG 203 2 26.7 of which £9k compulsory payments 193 2006-07 Government Offices 106 0 7.69 134 Total 466 2 37.86 982 * Obtaining information for earlier years would entail disproportionate cost
It is not possible to separate exits which contribute directly to the Gershon target from others. These are total figures for department.
Data on turnover and redundancy costs for executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are not collected centrally.