2015 sees drop in disciplinary cases in civil service

The number of civil servants who were on the receiving end of disciplinary action by their head of department has started to decrease again, from 732 in 2013 and 740 in 2014 to 590 now.  

Of these 493 received a penalty consisting of a written warning in 442 cases. Only 18 – the lowest number since 2004 – were suspended without pay in 2015.  This contrasts with the record number of suspensions in 2013 and 2014.  In these two years 164 civil servants were suspended compared to only 39 in the previous two years.  2014 saw the highest number of suspensions since 2004.

Statistics show a drop in disciplinary procedures between 2005 and 2008, a sharp increase between 2010 and 2011 and another sharp drop in 2012

Statistics published in the past 12 years show a drop in disciplinary procedures between 2005 and 2008, a sharp increase between 2010 and 2011 and another sharp drop in 2012. This suggests a pattern, which sees cases of disciplinary action falling in pre-electoral years and rising in mid-term.  

In fact the highest number of disciplinary actions were taken in 2005 (1,152) and in 2011 (911) while the lowest were taken in 2007 (471), 2008 (463), and 2012 (551).