Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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.

DWP demonstrates its commitment to diversity and inclusion by, amongst other things, offering a range of flexible employment policies that enable under-represented groups to experience fulfilling public service careers. As a consequence of these policies, DWP has recruited a diverse workforce made up of 69% female, 43% part-time, at least 11% black and minority ethnic, and at least 7% disabled employees.

The requested data is in the tables below. The figures for performance ratings relate to the workforce at 31 March 2014. The figures for performance-related pay relates to the workforce at 31 August 2014. Changes in the workforce in the intervening period largely accounts for differences in the data.

Performance marks 2013-14 by gender

Performance marks 2013-14 by declared ethnicity

Performance marks 2013-14 by age

Performance marks 2013-14 by declared disability

Performance marks 2013-14 by work pattern

Performance-related pay 2013-14