Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials in his Department completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; how many and what proportion of those officials received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark; and how many and what proportion (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus under that process.

DECC uses the following three performance ratings:

• Exceptional performance
• Effective performance
• Need for improvement/ developing

Table 1 summarises the performance ratings for 2013-14.

Table 1

All staff with an Exceptional Performance rating were eligible for a performance related payment, as shown in Table 2.

Table 2