Departments: Disciplinary Proceedings

David Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people in his Department have been (a) disciplined and (b) dismissed for (i) inappropriate use of the internet while at work and (ii) using work telephones to access premium rate telephone numbers in the last 12 months.

Margaret Hodge
No employees have been disciplined or dismissed in the last 12 months for inappropriate use of the internet or for using work telephones to access premium rate telephone numbers.

As part of the Department’s internet policy, we monitor all internet usage and block inappropriate sites. We also block all premium rate phone numbers from our system.