Written questions

Senior Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal

Lords · Question HL14387 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 24 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 28 January (HL14077) and the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister on 20 January, whether ministers will directly set key performance in

Answer

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 24 Feb 2026

Performance arrangements for members of the Senior Civil Service stem from a centrally set performance management framework, which makes clear that the objectives should be linked directly to the objectives of the department and minister they serve. Under...