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 3.2 28 C&AG’s Report, para 1.10, Figure 6 29 Q56 30 Q54 31 Q56 32 C&AG’s Report, para 3.4 33 C&AG’s Report, para 3.5 34 C&AG’s Report, paras 16–18 35 Qq60–62 36 Qq63–64 Civil service workforce: Recruitment, pay and perfo...

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 3.2 28 C&AG’s Report, para 1.10, Figure 6 29 Q56 30 Q54 31 Q56 32 C&AG’s Report, para 3.4 33 C&AG’s Report, para 3.5 34 C&AG’s Report, paras 16–18 35 Qq60–62 36 Qq63–64 Civil service workforce: Recruitment, pay and performance management 13 below SCS level.37 The Cabinet Office expressed surprise about the level of variation in departments’ performance-related pay arrang Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Winter 2024 4.2 As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024-27, a new Civil Service Reward Strategy is under development. This will outline the steps the government wi