Question follow-through · 87827
Cabinet Office: Performance Appraisal
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many performance reviews were undertaken for staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; in how many such cases performance was rated as unsatisfactory or below; how many
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 17 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many performance reviews were undertaken for staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; in how many such cases performance was rated as unsatisfactory or below; how many
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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17 Nov 2025
Answer published
All CO staff members (in scope) are allocated a performance marking at both the mid (Oct) and end of year (April) points of the performance year as part of their performance reviews. These performance markings are Exceeding, High Performing, Achieving, or...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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