FOI reference: FOI-2024-2430

You asked

In the Statistical bulletin – Civil Service Statistics: 2024, column G "Headcount of all leavers from the Civil Service for the following cause: Dismissal" of Table 42 "Civil Service leavers by government department and leaving cause, from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024" notes that 25 civil servants were dismissed from the UK Statistics Authority.

Can you please provide reasons for each dismissal using one of the following categories?

1. Poor performance
2. Misconduct
3. Long-term illness
4. Other

We said

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act. 

You may wish to note that the Statistical Table you provided a link to in your request, rounds data to the nearest 5. The data we submitted that went on to be published contained 23 dismissals in the period April 2023 to March 2024. 

We do not collect, hold, or process data against the categories you specified in your request. However, we can confirm that of the 23 dismissals between April 2023 and March 2024, 10 were on inefficiency grounds and 13 on disciplinary grounds. Please note that providing data in any greater detail would risk identifying individuals.