HC Deb 13 April 1999 vol 329 cc116-7W
Mr. McDonnell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the appraisal performance markings awarded to civil servants in 1998 for(a) each agency in his Department and (b) the Department broken down by (i) grade, (ii) gender, (iii) ethnicity, (iv) part-time/ full-time working and (v) disability; and for (1) each agency and (2) the Department whether the Cabinet Office's four fifths rule for detecting potential adverse impact was applied to the appraisal markings of civil servants in the 1998 report round. [78143]

Ms Hewitt

HM Treasury's appraisal year runs from 1 February to 31 January. The performance markings awarded in 1998 therefore apply to the 1997–98 appraisal year.

(i) Breakdown by grade
Below Senior Civil service (SCS)
Box A Box B Box C Box D Box E
A 3 10 31 12 0
B 6 51 76 51 0
C 4 24 68 22 3
D 8 49 107 24 1
E 12 44 75 29 0

SCS (To preserve anonymity, these markings cannot be provided by grade)
Box 1 Box 2+ Box 2 Box 3+ Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
6 16 30 16 0 0 0

(ii) Gender)
Below SCS
Box A Box B Box C Box D Box E
Female 12 86 162 56 1
Male 21 92 195 82 3

SCS
Box 1 Box 2+ Box 2 Box 3+ Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
Female 0 3 6 3 0 0 0
Male 6 13 24 13 0 0 0

(iii) Ethnicity
Below SCS
Box A Box B Box C Box D Box E
Ethnic minority 0 20 38 32 0
White 29 143 286 92 4
Unknown 4 15 33 14 0

SCS

The number of ethnic minority staff in the Senior Civil Service is too small to allow an anonymous breakdown of markings.

(iv) Part-time/full-time working
Below SCS
Box A Box B Box C Box D Box E
Part-time 1 6 19 8 0
Full-time 32 172 338 130 4

SCS

The number of part-time staff in the Senior Civil Service is too small to allow an anonymous breakdown of markings.

(v) Disability
Below SCS
Box A Box B Box C Box D Box E
Disabled 1 4 13 4 0
Not disabled 32 174 344 134 4

SCS

The number of disabled staff in the Senior Civil Service is too small to allow an anonymous breakdown of markings.

The Cabinet Office's four fifths rule was not applied to the 1997–98 appraisal markings. However, the Department's appraisal system will be reviewed in a wider equality audit in the Spring.