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Departmental Dismissal

Answer

The number of staff dismissed (a) for under-performance and (b) in total each year within Home Office HQ, the Identity and Passport Service and the Criminal Records Bureau is shown in table 1.

Table 1: Dismissals in Home Office HQ, IPS and CRB¹
Year²	Dismissals for under-performance	Total dismissals
1999-2000	0	Less than five
2000-01	0	14
2001-02	0	34
2002-03	0	37
2003-04	0	29
2004-05	0	29
2005-06	Less than five	41
2006-07	0	38
2007-08	Less than five	45
2008-09	Less than five	49
¹ The Criminal Records Bureau did not begin operations until March 2002.
² Information prior to 2005-06 is not held centrally within Home Office HQ and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
Note:
Where fewer than five members of staff were dismissed further information has been withheld on grounds of confidentiality.

The number of staff dismissed within the UK Border Agency for (a) inefficiency and (b) in total each year is shown in table 2

Table 2: Dismissals in UKBA¹
Year²	Dismissals for inefficiency³	Total dismissals
2005-06	37	69
2006-07	28	68
2007-08	50	100
2008-09	47	93
¹ Figures exclude staff within UKVisas (previously FCO) and HMRC detection staff who have now transferred to UKBA.
² Information prior to 2005-06 is not held centrally and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
³ Dismissals made under the broad category of inefficiency include dismissals made under poor performance and attendance management procedure;

UKBA figures contained in the first column of table 2 include all staff dismissed under the broad category of inefficiency, which includes dismissal for under-performance and dismissal under attendance management procedures. A further breakdown of those dismissals into those dismissed for under-performance could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.UKBA figures exclude staff in UK Visas (previously under the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and HM Revenue & Customs Detection staff who have now transferred to UKBA. These staff will be added to UKBA HR systems during 2009-10 as part of an ongoing improvement programme.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

493 c148-9W; 274306

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Dismissal Home Office

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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