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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Tunnicliffe on 30 April (WA 44) concerning the amount of funding for Senior Civil Servants' performance-related pay, what were the figures requested. [HL3634]
The following table contains the information requested in respect of the performance-related pay of Senior Civil Servants within the Department for International Development.
Financial Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Total SCS Paybill (£) 5,346,854 5,839,261 6,649,648 7,514,039 7,577,787 Performance Pot as % of Total Paybill 5.0% 6.5% 7.6% 8.6% 8.6% Available Non-consolidated Performance Pot (£) 267,342 379,552 505,373 646,207 651,690 Actual Spend (£) 266,750 377,100 504,000 641,510 634,150
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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 20 April (WA 370) concerning the amount of funding for Senior Civil Servants' performance-related pay, what were the monetary amounts for each of those five years. [HL3637]
For members of the Senior Civil Service, non-consolidated performance payments are allocated by departmental pay committees to high performing staff to reflect their individual contribution during the previous performance year. The size of the non-consolidated performance pay pot available for the Senior Civil Service is specified in guidelines issued by Cabinet Office annually following the report of the Senior Salaries Review Body. Details of the monetary amounts spent for each of the past five years for the Ministry of Justice in 2008 and for the Department of Constitutional Affairs in the previous four years, are detailed below: The increase in cost associated with performance-related pay in 2008 resulted from the creation of the Ministry of Justice and an increase in SCS staff numbers.
Paid in Calendar Year Department Total Amount Awarded 2004 DCA £268,900 2005 DCA £537,687 2006 DCA £821,750 2007 DCA £866,500 2008 MOJ £1,648,000