Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 17 April (HL15207), when the Senior Civil Service Performance Management Framework will be updated; how it will ensure that underperformance is held to tougher standards; and how the impact of these new standards will be monitored and assessed.

The Senior Civil Service (SCS) performance management framework for the 2026/27 performance year will be published imminently.