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Twenty-Third Report - Civil service workforce: Recruitment, pay and performance management
Public Accounts Committee
HC 452
Published 22 March 2024
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty-third report from Session 2023-24 · published 28 May 2024
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Deferred
Declining real-terms civil service pay for most grades hinders competitiveness and recruitment ability.
Conclusion
Civil service pay for almost all grades has seen a long-term decline. Since 2013, civil service median pay has decreased in real terms for all grades apart from the most junior grade (Administrative Assistant).28 The Cabinet Office recognised that declining …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees and states a new Civil Service Reward Strategy is under development with an initial target implementation date of Winter 2024, aiming for a flexible reward framework by 2030, but acknowledges departmental control over pay systems.
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Conclusion
Deferred
Substantial variation exists in departmental performance-related pay approaches and spending
Conclusion
Departments vary quite substantially in their approaches to performance-related pay, including how much they spend on it. For example, departmental per-head spending on performance-related pay in 2021–22 ranged from £13 to £1,366 per employee, for staff 27 C&AG’s Report, para …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees and states a new Civil Service Reward Strategy is under development with an initial target implementation date of Winter 2024, aiming for a coherent reward framework by 2030, and acknowledges departmental control over individual pay systems.
HM Treasury
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