Home Affairs CommitteeWritten evidence submitted by Home Office [UKBA 08]
Letter from Dame Helen Ghosh DCB, Permanent Secretary, to the Chair of the Committee,
25 May 2012
UK Border Agency Bonuses
Thank you for your letter of 11 May, requesting a breakdown of the bonuses paid to UK Border Agency staff in recent years.
You have asked for the breakdown of bonuses paid to Senior Civil Servants in the UK Border Agency to be provided by individual member of staff. As you know there are existing ground rules around the disclosure of information about individuals and in accordance with these we are unable to provide this information without the written consent of all the individuals concerned. We are currently going through the process of obtaining this consent. In Annex A we have therefore provided, for each performance year, the percentage of SCS staff in the UK Border Agency awarded a bonus, the minimum and maximum value of those awards and the percentage of staff who received a bonus within £5,000 bands. As you will see this data shows that the percentage of bonuses paid to staff and the size of these bonuses has reduced substantially over that four year period. As I have previously explained to the committee, this both reflects changes in Government Policy on SCS bonuses but also that we have chosen to exercise restraint and therefore paid 1.7% of our pay bill in SCS bonuses in 2010/11 when Cabinet Office guidance allows up to 5%.
Please also find attached at Annex B the information requested for staff below SCS in UK Border Agency.
My apologies for the delay in responding to your request. This is the first time we are disclosing information in this level of detail and format and I wanted to ensure that you receive the most accurate and up to date information available.
It may be helpful for you to know that this response has been provided using a data set recently prepared to implement Lord Hutton’s recommendations on Pay Disclosure within the civil service regarding pay medians and pay multiples. Guidance was issued by H M Treasury in February 2012 and covered, amongst other things, how to report bonus information. The Department’s data set is currently being prepared for independent scrutiny by National Audit Office as Pay Disclosure will be included in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts publications.
Dame Helen Ghosh DCB
Permanent Secretary
Home Office
May 2012
Annex A
UKBA SCS BONUSES
For 2010–11 Performance Year—Paid in 2011–12 Financial Year
24% of UKBA SCS were awarded a bonus.
Minimum value £4,500.
Maximum value £7,000.
20% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £0–5k banding.
4% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £5–10k banding.
For 2009–10 Performance Year—Paid in 2010–11 Financial Year
67% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus.
Minimum value £3,500.
Maximum value £10,000.
37% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £0–5k banding.
30% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £5–10k banding.
For 2008–09 Performance Year—Paid in 2009–10 Financial Year
72% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus.
Minimum value £7,500.
Maximum value £15,000.
60% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £5–10k banding.
12% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £10–15k banding.
For 2007–08 Performance Year—Paid in 2008–09 Financial Year
65% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus.
Minimum value £6,000.
Maximum value £22,000.
39% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £5–10k banding.
13% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £10–15k banding.
11% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £15–20k banding.
2% of UKBA SCS awarded a bonus in the £20–25k banding.
Annex B
UKBA STAFFING AND ONE OFF PAYMENTS FOR BELOW SCS STAFF 2008–09 TO 2011–12
NUMBER OF STAFF EMPLOYED 2009–12
|
UKBA |
Headcount |
|||
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
|
Grade |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
|
1.AA |
1,719 |
1,721 |
1,582 |
1,279 |
|
2.AO |
4,761 |
4,594 |
5,673 |
5,111 |
|
3.EO |
7.541 |
7,612 |
9,557 |
8,823 |
|
4.HEO |
2,855 |
2,970 |
3,277 |
3,038 |
|
5.SEO |
1,256 |
1,387 |
1,466 |
1,265 |
|
6.G7 |
446 |
535 |
551 |
485 |
|
7.G6 |
140 |
180 |
189 |
161 |
|
Total |
18,718 |
18,999 |
22,295 |
20,171 |
|
Data Source: Home Office Dataview Extract as at 31 March in each year |
|
Representative of Current Civil Servants |
|
NB Figures from 2011 include HM Revenue and Customs staff who joined UKBA in April 2010 |
2008–09
|
Grade |
Number of staff who received a one off payment |
Total (aggregate) value of the one off payments paid*1 |
Min*2 |
Max*2 |
|
1. AA |
332 |
£80,621 |
£286 |
£304 |
|
2. AO |
1,205 |
£399,172 |
£337 |
£413 |
|
3. EO |
2,353 |
£1,102,382 |
£461 |
£589 |
|
4. HEO |
1,095 |
£630,421 |
£577 |
£736 |
|
5. SEO |
592 |
£440,525 |
£736 |
£875 |
|
6. G7 |
242 |
£288,815 |
£1,072 |
£2,233 |
|
7. G6 |
76 |
£139,983 |
£1,313 |
£2,736 |
|
Grand Total |
5,895 |
£3,081,919 |
|
|
|
*1 Includes end year performance payments and special one off payments |
|
*2 Minima & maxima payable in end year performance one off payments |
2009–10
|
Grade |
Number of staff who received a one off payment |
Total (aggregate) value of the one off payments paid*1 |
Min*2 |
Max*2 |
|
1. AA |
528 |
£240,386 |
£291 |
£309 |
|
2. AO |
1,364 |
£722,795 |
£342 |
£419 |
|
3. EO |
2,398 |
£1,175,355 |
£468 |
£598 |
|
4. HEO |
994 |
£627,964 |
£586 |
£1,495 |
|
5. SEO |
619 |
£521,935 |
£747 |
£1,777 |
|
6. G7 |
239 |
£269,805 |
£1,088 |
£2,267 |
|
7. G6 |
80 |
£144,232 |
£1,333 |
£2,777 |
|
Grand Total |
6,222 |
£3,702,472 |
|
|
|
*1 Includes end year performance payments and special one off payments |
|
*2 Minima & maxima payable in end year performance one off payments |
2010–11
|
Grade |
Number of staff who received a one off payment |
Total (aggregate) value of the one off payments paid*1 |
Min*2 |
Max*2 |
|
1. AA |
396 |
£116,061 |
£295 |
£314 |
|
2. AO |
1,431 |
£501,372 |
£346 |
£425 |
|
3. EO |
2,539 |
£1,253,852 |
£476 |
£607 |
|
4. HEO |
1,136 |
£758,050 |
£595 |
£1,518 |
|
5. SEO |
600 |
£489,359 |
£759 |
£1,804 |
|
6. G7 |
223 |
£263,746 |
£1,105 |
£2,302 |
|
7. G6 |
88 |
£141,929 |
£1,353 |
£2,820 |
|
Grand Total |
6,413 |
£3,524,369 |
|
|
|
*1 Includes end year performance payments and special one off payments |
|
*2 Minima & maxima payable in end year performance one off payments |
2011–12
|
Grade |
Number of staff who received a one off payment |
Total (aggregate) value of the one off payments paid*1 |
Min*2 |
Max*2 |
|
1. AA |
307 |
£88,603 |
£295 |
£314 |
|
2. AO |
1,316 |
£455,680 |
£346 |
£425 |
|
3. EO |
2,373 |
£1,150,533 |
£476 |
£607 |
|
4. HEO |
1,114 |
£743,292 |
£595 |
£1,518 |
|
5. SEO |
516 |
£429,091 |
£759 |
£1,804 |
|
6. G7 |
210 |
£273,847 |
£1,105 |
£2,302 |
|
7. G6 |
65 |
£105,053 |
£1,353 |
£2,820 |
|
Grand Total |
5,901 |
£3,246,099 |
|
|
|
*1 Includes end year performance payments and special one off payments |
|
*2 Minima & maxima payable in end year performance one off payments |