Guidance

Senior Civil Service: performance management

These documents provide guidance on managing performance in the Senior Civil Service (SCS).

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Civil Service
Published
2 April 2012
Last updated
1027 OctoberMarch 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service (2024 to 2025 performance year)

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Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service (2024 to 2025 performance year)

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Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service (2023 to 2024 performance year)

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Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service (2023 to 2024 performance year)

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ManagingPerformance poormanagement performance:arrangements policy procedures for the Senior Civil Service (PDF)(2022 to 2023 performance year)

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Performance management arrangements for the Senior Civil Service (2022 to 2023 performance year)

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Managing poor performance: policy procedures for the Senior Civil Service (HTML)

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SCSSenior PerformanceCivil AgreementService Formperformance agreement form (2022 to 2023 performance year)

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These documents set out guidance and policies for managing performance by members of the Senior Civil Service (SCS).

Updates to this page

Published 2 April 2012
Last updated 1027 OctoberMarch 2024 + show all updates

  1. Replaced the file 'Managing poor performance: policy procedures for the Senior Civil Service' with the latest version. Added a HTML version of the file: Managing poor performance: policy procedures for the Senior Civil Service

  2. Added the document: Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service (2024 to 2025 performance year)

  3. Managing poor performance: policy procedures for the Senior Civil Service document updated

  4. Updated with: Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service (2023 to 2024 performance year)

  5. Updated the Performance Management Arrangements and the Performance Agreement Form to reflect changes for the 2022 to 2023 performance year.

  6. Updated to include 'Performance Management Arrangements for the Senior Civil Service (April 2021)'

  7. 2 documents have been updated: Performance Management Arrangements for the Senior Civil Service (April 2020) and Managing Poor Performance Policy Procedures for the Senior Civil Service (April 2020).

  8. Added SCS Performance Agreement Form (April 2019).

  9. Updated documents

  10. Two documents have been updated: - SCS performance management guide for job holders and line managers - HR practitioner's guide: performance management arrangements for the SCS

  11. Added SCS performance agreement form and HR practitioner's guide.

  12. Updated guidance for performance management arrangements.

  13. Updated with new guidance

  14. Updated version of guidance documentation published

  15. First published.

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