You asked
I would like to request the following information regarding Office for National Statistics:
(1) Please identify the status of your organisation (for example, Ministerial department, non-ministerial department, executive agency)
(2) If concerns raised regarding alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code are handled by, or referred to, another body (for example a sponsoring department) please indicate this
(3) Please identify the number of departmental nominated officers in your organisation; please also indicate the level of seniority or grade of the individual(s). If this question is not relevant to your organisation please indicate this
(4) If the nominated officer(s) have another role within the organisation, please provide a general indication of what this role is (for example welfare or pastoral)
(5) Whether concerns raised regarding alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code to a person in the management chain are tracked/ monitored/ recorded by your organisation, if so please identify whether this information is held centrally
(6) Whether concerns raised regarding alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code to departmental nominated officers are tracked/ monitored/ recorded by your organisation, if so please identify whether this information is held centrally
(7) Please provide details of the number of individuals who have raised concerns regarding alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code in your organisation between 10/01/2010-31/12/2013, in particular:
i. Please provide details of whether each individual raised the concern on an anonymous, confidential, or self identified basis
ii. Please indicate whether the concern was raised to a line manager or nominated officer
iii. Please provide a brief summary of the types of concerns raised
iv. Please indicate whether or not the matter complained of was subsequently referred to the Civil Service Commission or a regulatory or enforcement organisation
v. Please identify (if appropriate) whether any subsequent action was taken
We said
This response applies to both Office For National Statistics (ONS) and UK Statistics Authority.
(1) ONS and the UK Statistics Authority are both non-ministerial Government Departments. ONS is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority who report directly to Parliament and the devolved administrations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
(2) Concerns raised regarding alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code are handled internally by the Departments
(3) There are two departmental nominated officers in ONS, both Senior Managers (Grade 7)
(4) Both nominated officers work as Senior Managers in the Human Resources and Learning and Development functions
(5) There have been no known alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code to persons in the management chain to report upon
(6) Any alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code to departmental nominated officers are monitored and held in an internal database
(7) No individuals working within ONS or UK Statistics Authority have raised concerns regarding alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code between the specified dates of 10/01/2010 and 31/12/2013