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Treasury: Career Development

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 19 December 2025UIN 99243

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of staff were promoted (a) in-grade and (b) to a higher grade in the last year by (i) performance marking in the previous year and (ii) grade.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

(a) This information is not held centrally due to there being no definition of an “in-grade promotion”.

(b) Please see below a table which sets out promotions in the year 2024-25 by box marking in the previous year (2023-24) .

Promotions in year 2024-25 by Box Marking in Previous Year (2023-24)

Grade promoted from

1/Top

2/Achieving

Unknown/No box marking

Range B (AO)

<30

<30

<30

Range C (EO)

<30

<30

<30

HEO

39 (2%)

40 (2%)

<30

SEO

<30

<30

<30

Range E (G7)

<30

<30

<30

Range E2 (G6)

<30

<30

<30

SCS 1

<30

<30

<30

Please note that data that could identify individuals has been suppressed. All proportions have been rounded to the nearest whole percentage; and any proportions based on less than 30 employees have been suppressed.

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