Question follow-through · 123941

Department for Work and Pensions: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many departmental employees were on performance management plans in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
13 Apr 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many departmental employees were on performance management plans in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to thorough performance management and has in place robust processes to ensure that those who fall below the expected standards are supported to improve in a timely manner. To this end, there have been: 40...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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