FSA 22-09-13 Performance and Resources report Quarter 1 2022 to 2023
Staff recruitment and attrition
Figures related to staff recruitment and retention, key figures, concerns and information on our next steps.
Key successes
- 426 campaigns (incl. expression of interests) in last 12-months, 315 new joiners to FSA (excluding internal moves)
- 100% of our Senior Civil Servants (SCS) vacancies filled first time round, with reserves
- 64% of our SCS are located outside of London and the South-East. 34% higher than across CS (Institute for Government, 2022)
- 11.1% Attrition (all leavers, annualised by quarter), 1% increase since end June 2021. Across the CS, between March 2021 and March 2022, 13.6% of workforce has either left the CS or moved Departments (Institute for Government, 2022).
Concerns/risks
- 34.1%* (46 of 135) of leavers left within 2 years of joining. Of these, 50% (23 of 46) were in 16-29 age bracket (including a small number of fast streamers)(44% resigned, 52% transferred to OGD). We have also had some anecdotal evidence that a significant factor is pay and promotion opportunities
- 12% of staff recruited (last 12-months) are contractually linked to the London office whilst our future footprint is yet to be agreed
- 49.5% of the field operations workforce are age 55 and over, increasing the potential for higher absence, retirement and encouragement to stay on.
Next steps
- posts advertised with links to the London Office will be subject to a business case
- latest pay policy allows adverts to include full salary range for difficult to fill roles
- introduction In September 2022 of an online exit questionnaire will provide further detail on leaving reasons.
For the 12-month period to 30 June 2022
- 315+ individuals joined the FSA over a 12-month period
- 40.7%* of leavers left on an OGD transfer. Since 1 November 2021, (when more detailed tracking began), 48.4% of these left on promotion and 45.2% on level transfer.
*excludes career break, end of casual/fixed term appointments and loans out.
% gross attrition (leavers) annualised by quarter
% leaving reasons* for the 12-month period to 30 June 2022
Revision log
Published: 30 August 2022
Last updated: 30 August 2023