Performance-related pay

Susan Davis made this Freedom of Information request to Department for Children, Schools and Families

The request was successful.

From: Susan Davis

18 November 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please could you provide me with a list of all performance-related
pay schemes in the public sector bodies for which your department
is responsible, with, for each scheme, the following information:

a) the categories of staff (i.e. job titles) to which the scheme
applies

b) the approximate numbers of staff in each such category

c) the categories of staff (i.e. job titles) to which the scheme
does not apply

d) the approximate numbers of staff in each such category

By "performance-related pay scheme" I mean both schemes where an
element of remuneration during each year is related to performance,
and schemes where the annual
increase in pay and/or benefits an individual receives in related
wholly or in part to their performance.

The Cabinet Office has kindly responded to a similar request in
response to the Civil Service, and advised that I contact HM
Treasury for all other public sector staff. HM Treasury, however,
advised that I contact each department, as they do not hold the
information centrally. You can view the correspondence relating to
these two requests at:

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/pe...

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/pu...

Thank you

Susan Davis

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Department for Children, Schools and Families

19 November 2008

Dear Ms Davis,

Thank you for your recent email. A reply will be sent to you as soon as
possible (where a response is required). For information, the
departmental standard for correspondence received is that responses
should be sent within 15 working days or 20 working days if you are
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2008/0096628

Thank you.

Central Allocation Team

Public Communications Team

Tel: 0870 0002288
www.dcsf.gov.uk

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Department for Children, Schools and Families

28 November 2008

Dear Ms Davis,
I am writing to confirm that the Department has now completed its search
for the information which you requested on 18 November 2008.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families is responsible for two
performance-related pay schemes: one relating to the senior civil service
(SCS) which is run under guidance from the Cabinet Office and the other,
through delegated responsibility, run for Grade 6 and below staff.

Categories

a) SCS staff are: the Permanent Secretary, Director General, Director
and Deputy Director. Other staff at Grade 6 and below are: Grade 6, Grade
7, Senior Executive Officer, Higher Executive Officer, Executive Officer
and Executive Assistant.

b) The pay schemes represent 116 SCS members and 2673 staff at Grade 6
and under respectively.

c) The pay schemes apply to grades and not job titles.

d) The current breakdown of staff is as follows:

* Executive Assistant 356
* Executive Officer 539
* Higher Executive Officer 625
* Senior Executive Officer 474
* Grade 7 518
* Grade 6 161
* SCS 116.

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The Information Policy Division,
The Office of Public Sector Information
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2-16 Colegate
Norwich NR3 1BQ

Tel: 01603 621 000.
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