Civil servants could face sack if they fail to save taxpayer cash Top civil servants could face the sack if they do not deliver savings for the taxpayer under rules announced by the Government on Thursday.
Among the other changes introduced in the new performance policy published by the Cabinet on Thursday will be new measures to better identify poor performance and a greater focus on delivering the Government’s five missions.
In May last year, then-Conservative paymaster general John Glen said high performance on Whitehall wasn’t “recognised, rewarded or incentivised properly”, and suggested linking civil service pay to performance.
The change, which would see top mandarins held personally responsible for achieving savings in their departments, are part of a number of reforms to how the Civil Service manages performance.
This includes creating new collective performance standards such as securing value for money, part of a drive by Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden to create a more “agile and modern” state.
