§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the average cost of suspension of(a) a case worker and (b) a teacher investigated for child abuse in the last three years. [149429]
§ Mr. HuttonI have been asked to reply.
Decisions as to whether an employee is to be suspended, and consideration of the costs of suspension, are matters for employers to consider when faced with allegations of serious misconduct that may necessitate management inquiries. Employers are not required to provide the Government with analysis of the costs of any suspensions of employees. As such, there is no information held centrally about the average costs of suspensions involving social services caseworkers or teachers who are the subject of investigations following allegations of child abuse.