Written question asked by Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 2 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 June 2009. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Departmental Dismissal

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many members of staff in his Department and its predecessor and their agencies were dismissed (a) for under-performance and (b) in total in each of the last 10 years.

Answer: The Department was established on 28 June 2007. Less than five staff were dismissed by the Department in the financial year 2007-08, and seven during 2008-09. During each of these periods there have been less than five dismissals for failure to consistently meet performance standards. Information about totals of less than five is suppressed on grounds of confidentiality. The Department has no agencies.Information for preceding years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information