Peer group · benchmark

Great Offices of State

4 members 6 metrics compared

The historically most powerful ministerial offices (HMT, Home Office, FCDO, Cabinet Office).

4 Members

6 Metrics Compared

Comparison table

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Organisation ▲	Admin Spend (£M) ▲	Bullying & Harassment Ra… ▲	Capital Spend (£M) ▲	Civil Service Fte ▲	Civil Service Headcount ▲	Direct Ghg Emissions (Tc… ▲
Cabinet Office	502.0 +97.8 1	10.4 +0.2 2	61.0 -371.0 3	11,265 +9576.7 2	549,660 -7070.0 2	134 tCO2e -1979.8 3
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Off…	322.0 -82.2	12.3 +2.2 1	881.0 +449.0 1	9,255 +7566.7 3	9,435 -9145.0 3	1,021 tCO2e -1092.8 2
HM Treasury	328.0 -76.2 3	8.0 -2.2	765.0 +333.0 2	2,635 +946.7	2,720 -15860.0	14 tCO2e -2099.8
Home Office	465.0 +60.8 2	9.9 -0.2 3	21.0 -411.0	48,160 +46471.7 1	50,655 +32075.0 1	7,286 tCO2e +5172.2 1

Benchmark ranges

Distribution across the peer group

Each bar shows how values are distributed across the peer group. Full range (min–max). Middle 50% of bodies. Average.

Admin Spend (£M)

Min: 322.0 Avg: 404.3 Max: 502.0

4 bodies · FY 2024/25

Bullying & Harassment Rate

Min: 8.0 Avg: 10.2 Max: 12.3

4 bodies · 2025

Capital Spend (£M)

Min: 21.0 Avg: 432.0 Max: 881.0

4 bodies · FY 2024/25

Civil Service Fte

Min: 0.0 Avg: 1688.3 Max: 4305.0

3 bodies · 2024

Civil Service Headcount

Min: 2720.0 Avg: 18580.0 Max: 50655.0

4 bodies · Mar 2025

Direct Ghg Emissions (Tco2E)

Min: 14.0 Avg: 2113.8 Max: 7286.0

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

Discrimination Rate

Min: 8.1 Avg: 10.3 Max: 12.8

4 bodies · 2025

Domestic business flight emissions (tCO2e)

Min: 10.0 Avg: 230.8 Max: 402.0

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

Engagement Index

Min: 58.9 Avg: 63.3 Max: 68.8

4 bodies · 2024

FOI on-time rate

Min: 41.5 Avg: 67.3 Max: 85.0

4 bodies · Q3 2025

ggc_emissions_tonnes_co2e

Min: 4567.0 Avg: 66011.5 Max: 189234.0

4 bodies · FY 2022/23

ggc_paper_reams

Min: 8901.0 Avg: 150095.0 Max: 456789.0

4 bodies · FY 2022/23

ggc_waste_tonnes

Min: 890.0 Avg: 8370.0 Max: 23456.0

4 bodies · FY 2022/23

ggc_water_consumption_m3

Min: 45678.0 Avg: 437344.8 Max: 1234567.0

4 bodies · FY 2022/23

GMPP projects: % Green DCA

Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.0

3 bodies · March 2024

GMPP projects: % Red/Amber-Red DCA

Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.0

3 bodies · March 2024

GMPP projects: total count

Min: 3.0 Avg: 12.0 Max: 22.0

3 bodies · March 2024

GMPP total whole-life cost (£bn)

Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.0

3 bodies · March 2024

Grants awarded (count)

Min: 2.0 Avg: 770.5 Max: 2181.0

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

Intent to Leave (within 12 months)

Min: 11.4 Avg: 17.9 Max: 24.8

4 bodies · 2024

Leadership & Managing Change

Min: 45.9 Avg: 49.1 Max: 52.9

4 bodies · 2025

Median gender pay gap (%)

Min: 3.2 Avg: 8.4 Max: 12.0

4 bodies · 2025

Ministerial hospitality received (count)

Min: 1.0 Avg: 4.0 Max: 7.0

3 bodies · Jan 2026

NAO audit opinion

Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.3 Max: 1.0

4 bodies · 2024-25

Number of grant schemes

Min: 2.0 Avg: 135.8 Max: 342.0

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

Overall waste (tonnes)

Min: 58.0 Avg: 977.0 Max: 3146.0

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

Paper waste (tonnes)

Min: 2107.0 Avg: 18766.3 Max: 60947.0

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

PHSO complaints received (parliamentary)

Min: 14.0 Avg: 220.7 Max: 619.0

3 bodies · 2023/24

Programme Spend (£m)

Min: 6.0 Avg: 7406.5 Max: 19545.0

4 bodies · FY 2024/25

Proxy Stress Index

Min: 27.8 Avg: 28.7 Max: 30.3

4 bodies · 2025

Public appointments: avg days to complete

Min: 179.0 Avg: 206.5 Max: 273.0

4 bodies · 2024/25

Public appointments: campaigns run

Min: 2.0 Avg: 5.0 Max: 9.0

4 bodies · 2024/25

Public appointments: % completed in 3 months

Min: 0.0 Avg: 15.3 Max: 50.0

4 bodies · 2024/25

Public appointments: total in post

Min: 21.0 Avg: 56.5 Max: 97.0

4 bodies · 2024/25

Resource DEL (nominal)

Min: 311.0 Avg: 6541.5 Max: 17602.0

4 bodies · FY 2022/23

Total AME (£m)

Min: 1150.0 Avg: 23397.3 Max: 64041.0

4 bodies · FY 2024/25

Total DEL (£m)

Min: 892.0 Avg: 8242.8 Max: 20031.0

4 bodies · FY 2024/25

Total grant value (£)

Min: 1152717.0 Avg: 3650536626.2 Max: 13149447700.2

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

Total Managed Expenditure (£m)

Min: 892.0 Avg: 8242.8 Max: 20031.0

4 bodies · FY 2024/25

Waste recycled (%)

Min: 51.5 Avg: 59.3 Max: 64.0

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

Waste to landfill (tonnes)

Min: 0.0 Avg: 6.3 Max: 24.6

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

Water consumption (m³)

Min: 2272.0 Avg: 101247.8 Max: 337001.0

4 bodies · FY 2023/24

ACOBA cases published

Min: 27.0 Avg: 33.3 Max: 41.0

3 bodies · 2025/26

ICO FOI complaints decided

Min: 1.0 Avg: 13.0 Max: 36.0

3 bodies · 2025/2026

Mean gender pay gap (%)

Min: 3.3 Avg: 4.8 Max: 7.0

3 bodies · 2023-to-2024

Ministerial directions (total)

Min: 4.0 Avg: 8.7 Max: 17.0

3 bodies · All time

Ministerial gifts received (total £)

Min: 467.0 Avg: 744.7 Max: 1267.0

3 bodies · Mar 2026

oscar_admin_spend

Min: 1439.0 Avg: 2425.0 Max: 3284.0

3 bodies · FY 2023/24

oscar_capital_spend

Min: 328.0 Avg: 1780.3 Max: 2701.0

3 bodies · FY 2023/24

oscar_programme_spend

Min: 3990.0 Avg: 11126.0 Max: 17628.0

3 bodies · FY 2023/24

oscar_total_spend

Min: 5757.0 Avg: 15331.3 Max: 23224.0

3 bodies · FY 2023/24

pesa_fn_Public sector expenditure on services for each department

Min: 4022.0 Avg: 7863.3 Max: 10889.0

3 bodies · FY 2024/25

Sickness absence (avg days lost)

Min: 4.2 Avg: 5.5 Max: 7.4

3 bodies · FY 2024-25

Women in upper pay quartile (%)

Min: 44.8 Avg: 46.0 Max: 48.0

3 bodies · 2023-to-2024