Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disciplinary Proceedings
(asked on 16th December 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, in the past twelve months, how many disciplinary cases were concluded against civil servants in (a) the Department and (b) its agencies broken down by (i) outcome and (ii) whether the primary allegation related to (A) performance and (B) conduct.
- Data on the number of Disciplinary/Conduct cases and Performance cases which have concluded and had an outcome recorded in DSIT and its 4 Executive Agencies in the 12 months to December 2025 are provided in the table below.
- Figures reflect only cases where HR Casework Services were engaged and details formally recorded; issues managed independently by line managers are not included. Categories reflect those used by each organisation for recording this information.
Table - DSIT & Executive Agencies Disciplinary and Performance Case Outcomes (12 months to December 2025)
Organisation | Case Type | Total Cases | Written Warning | Informal Action | Resigned | Dismissed | No Case Found / Improvement | Other Outcomes |
DSIT | Disciplinary | 22 | 6 | 7 | ≤5 | - | ≤5 | ≤5 |
DSIT | Performance | 41 | ≤5 | 12 | 11 | ≤5 | 11 | ≤5 |
BDUK | Disciplinary | ≤5 | - | - | - | ≤5 | ≤5 | - |
BDUK | Performance | ≤5 | ≤5 | ≤5 | ≤5 | - | - | - |
IPO | Disciplinary | 16 | 10 | - | - | ≤5 | ≤5 | - |
IPO | Performance | 13 | 13 | - | - | ≤5 | - | - |
UKSA | Disciplinary | ≤5 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
UKSA | Performance | 6 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Met Office | Disciplinary | 7 | - | ≤5 | ≤5 | - | ≤5 | ≤5 |
Met Office | Performance | 29 | ≤5 | - | - | - | 27 | ≤5 |
* Breakdown not available
- DSIT Executive Agencies include: Intellectual Property Office (IPO), UK Space Agency (UKSA), the Met Office, and Building Digital UK (BDUK). BDUK ceased to be an Executive Agency and became a Directorate of DSIT on 1 November 2025.
- Redactions: Where numbers are five or fewer, “≤5” is shown to protect confidentiality.