Research and analysis

Departmental performance tables

Published 27 August 2014

1. Overall departmental performance (January - June 2014)

Number (Jan -June 2014) fit for purpose (Jan - June 2014) fit for purpose (2013) Difference
Department for Work and Pensions 7 100% 90% 10%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 33 94% 64% 30%
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills* 39 90% 79% 11%
Department for Transport 31 90% 87% 3%
Health and Safety Executive 7 86% 91% -5%
Department for Communities and Local Government 13 85% 72% 13%
Department of Health 13 85% 72% 13%
Department of Energy and Climate Change 12 75% 90% -15%
Ministry of Justice 10 70% 89% -19%
Home Office 11 64% 74% -10%
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 8 63% 67% -5%
Department for Education 8 63% 50% 13%
Other departments** 10 60% 100% -40%
HM Treasury 8 38% 75% -38%
Grand Total 204 80% 77% 3%

2. Detailed departmental performance

Number (impact assessments - consultation) fit for purpose (impact assessments consultation) Number (impact assessments -final) fit for purpose (impact assessments - final) Number (Triage assessment) fit for purpose (Triage assessment) Number (Validation statement) fit for purpose
Department for Work and Pensions 2 100% 2 100% 1 100% 2 100%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1 100% 4 100% 22 95% 6 83%
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 15 100% 11 100% 7 86% 6 67%
Department for Transport 7 71% 7 100% 7 100% 10 90%
Health and Safety Executive 2 100% 0 n/a 1 100% 4 75%
Department for Communities and Local Government   n/a 0 n/a 8 75% 5 100%
Department of Health 3 67% 5 80% 5 100%   n/a
Department of Energy and Climate Change 3 67% 4 75% 4 75% 1 100%
Ministry of Justice 2 50% 1 100% 3 67% 4 75%
Home Office 1 100% 5 60% 4 75% 1 0%
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2 100% 3 67% 2 0% 1 100%
Department for Education 1 0% 0 n/a 1 100% 6 67%
Other departments 0 n/a 1 0% 5 60% 4 50%
HM Treasury   n/a 4 25% 2 50% 2 50%
Grand Total 35 83% 48 81% 71 83% 50 74%

*- Figures for the Department Business, Innovation and Skills include one fit for purpose enactment stage opinion, included within the detailed figures as final stage

**- ‘Other Departments’ includes the data from departments with fewer than five submissions during January - June. These include - the Food Standards Agency (4, 25% fit for purpose); Cabinet Office (3, 33% fit for purpose); Government Equalities Office (2, 100% fit for purpose); and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1, 100% fit for purpose).