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Written question asked by David TC Davies (Conservative) on Friday, 11 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 November 2005. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 November 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Staff Discipline

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer

Figures are not kept for staff who have been dismissed for reasons other than misconduct.The numbers of staff who were dismissed for reasons of misconduct are as follows:

Number
2001 1
2002 1
2003 5
2004 2
2005 2
(16) To date.

In answer to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay) on 20 December 2004, Official Report, column 1399W, my right hon. Friend the Minister for State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Douglas Alexander) stated that three members of staff had been dismissed as a consequence of misconduct in 2004. This figure included one member of staff who was dismissed for reasons of inefficiency and should not have been included in the 2004 total.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
29128; 439 c1901W;439 c1902W
Session
2005-06
Related items
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Monday, 20 December 2004
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Civil servants Government departments Dismissal Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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