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Valuation Office Agency

The VOA operates a performance-related bonus scheme under the title of particularly significant contribution award scheme. In conjunction with the annual performance process, the agency also operates a recognition voucher scheme.

Particularly Significant Contribution Award

	2007-08				2008-09				2009-10
Grade	Number Eligible	Number Awarded	Average Awarded (£)	Maximum Awarded (£)	Number Eligible	Number Awarded	Average Award (£)	Maximum Award (£)	Number Eligible	Number Awarded	Average Award (£)	Maximum Award (£)
AA	724	55	350	350	724	60	350	350	724	52	350	350
AO	524	70	350	350	524	80	350	350	524	62	350	350
EO	1158	75	350	350	1158	85	350	350	1158	92	350	350
HEO	899	123	550	550	899	160	550	550	899	134	550	550
SEO	807	106	550	550	807	105	550	550	807	130	550	550
G7	302	34	750	750	302	39	750	750	302	52	750	750
G6	81		750	750	81	16	750	750	81	17	750	750

Recognition Voucher scheme

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	2007-08				2008-09
Grade	Number Eligible	Number Awarded	Average Award (£)	Maximum Award (£)	Number eligible	Number Awarded	Average Award (£)	Maximum Award (£)
AA	724	147	55	120	724	293	53	120
AO	524	167	56	120	524	245	54	120
EO	1158	211	52	120	1158	312	54	120
HEO	899	232	53	120	899	318	64	120
SEO	807	184	33	120	807	219	61	120
G7	302	39	77	120	302	81	76	120
G6	81	15	10	120	81	35	92	120

Senior Civil Servants

Bonus payments for Senior Civil Servants in the Valuation Office Agency are administered and awarded by HMRC.

	2007-08				2008-09
	Number Eligible	Number Received	Average Bonus (£)	Maximum Bonus (£)	Number Eligible	Number Received	Average Bonus (£)	Maximum Bonus (£)
HMRC	383	265	8,351	45,000	404	286	8,581	34,594
VOA	8	7	6,943	11,000	13	10	9,820	19,500
Overall	391	272	8,314		417	296	8,623

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