Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information their Department holds on the level of staff retention; and what steps they are taking to improve staff retention.

The department does not measure staff retention.

Those leaving the organisation undertake an exit interview on a voluntary basis. The department uses the outputs of these to inform the actions it takes around staff retention, including:

• Improving the diversity of the organisation - we are publishing revised guidance for applicants and hiring managers to increase the diversity of our hires, and intend to increase the amount of outreach work we do to attract the widest possible applicant pool.

• Making our organisation more inclusive - we are focussing our efforts on areas such as social mobility, and inclusive leadership.

• Improving the capability of our line managers - particularly around better coaching for career development.