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Department for Transport: Performance Appraisal

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 27 November 2025UIN 93424

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of staff in each grade were rated in the top performance category in the last year.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The table below shows the number and proportion of each non-Senior Civil Service (SCS) grade receiving the top performance category at the end of 2024/25 for DfTc.

Grade

Number of staff receiving the top performance category (“Outstanding”)

Proportion of staff in grade who received a performance descriptor (%)

AO-EO

16

7.2%

HEO

21

5.1%

SEO

36

6.4%

Grade 7

53

7.4%

Grade 6

40

12.7%

The SCS have a separate performance management system. For the 2024/25 performance year, 20.3% of Group DfT SCS received a top performance category, following departmental moderation processes.

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