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<p>Non-consolidated performance related awards are only paid to reward excellence,
for example to recognise and incentivise those responsible for delivering high quality
public services and savings to the taxpayer. Those one-off payments are not pensionable.
Furthermore, since 2010/11 the Government has restricted awards for senior civil servants
to the top 25% of performers (from 65% in previous years), saving around £15 million
overall.</p><br /><p>A table showing information on performance related awards made
by the Law Officers’ Departments during the past three financial years is presented
below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Law Officer’s Departments
– Performance awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong> <strong>Financial
Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong></strong> <strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong></strong> <strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong></strong>
<strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year
end</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>In year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year end</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>In
year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year end</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>In year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Government
Legal Department **</strong></p></td><td><p>£531,105</p></td><td><p>£144,013</p></td><td><p>£755,080</p></td><td><p>£139,635</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>£182,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Crown
Prosecution Service ***</strong></p></td><td><p>£128,347</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>£98,261</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>£115,453</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Serious
Fraud Office</strong></p></td><td><p>£235,872</p></td><td><p>£34,293</p></td><td><p>£236,051</p></td><td><p>£75,946</p></td><td><p>£232,080</p></td><td><p>£92,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*
The year-end figures for the 2014/15 performance year are not yet finalised.</p><p>**
The increase in the sums for GLD reflects the fact that the department has significantly
increased in size each year since 2011, as a result of consolidation of government
legal teams into a single department. The GLD data also covers the Attorney General’s
Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p>*** The only bonus scheme
operated within the CPS is for SCS grades or the equivalent Senior Legal Manager (SLM)
grades.</p><br /><p>Further details on staff numbers and costs, including performance
related pay are published in the respective departmental Annual Report and Accounts.</p>
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