Note 7 to the Departmental Resource Accounts
7a. Staff numbers and related costs
Staff costs comprise:
| Staff costs | 2011-12 £000 Total |
2011-12 £000 Permanently employed staff |
2011-12 £000 Others |
2010-11 £000 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries (Note a) | 298,152 | 294,864 | 3,288 | 295,878 |
| Social security costs | 23,316 | 23,316 | - | 23,511 |
| Other pension costs | 52,860 | 52,860 | - | 55,989 |
| Sub Total | 372,627 | 369,339 | 3,288 | 373,667 |
| Less recoveries in respect of outward secondments | (1,701) | (1,701) | - | (1,711) |
| Total net costs | 372,627 | 369,339 | 3,288 | 373,667 |
£355.663 million of staff costs were attributed to programme expenditure (2010-11: £351.476 million).
Note a – In 2011-12, the cost of pension administration was reclassified as a non staff cost. The prior year has been restated on this basis.
£The Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS) is an unfunded multi-employer defined benefit scheme but the Crown Prosecution Service is unable to identify its share of the underlying assets and liabilities. The scheme actuary valued the scheme as at 31 March 2007. You can find details in the accounts of the Cabinet Office: Civil Superannuation (www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions)
£For 2011-12, employers’ contributions of £52,713,557 were payable to the PCSPS (2010-11: £55,787,885) at one of four rates in the range 16.7 to 24.3 per cent of pensionable pay, based on salary bands. The Scheme Actuary reviews employer contributions usually every four years following a full scheme valuation. The contribution rates are set to meet the cost of the benefits accruing during 2011-12 to be paid when the member retires and not the benefits paid during this period to existing pensioners.
£Employees can opt to open a partnership pension account, a stakeholder pension with an employer contribution. Employers’ contributions of £134,881 (2010-11: £186,795) were paid to one or more of the panel of three appointed stakeholder pension providers. Employer contributions are age-related and range from 3 to 12.5 per cent (2010-11: 3 to 12.5 per cent) of pensionable pay.
£Employers also match employee contributions up to 3 per cent of pensionable pay. In addition, employer contributions of £11,896, 0.8 per cent (2010-11: £13,936, 0.8 per cent) of pensionable pay, were payable to the PCSPS to cover the cost of the future provision of lump sum benefits on death in service or ill health retirement of these employees.
£Contributions due to the partnership pension providers at the balance sheet date were £12,096. Contributions prepaid at that date were £Nil.
£9 individuals (2010-11: 16 individuals) retired early on ill health grounds; the total additional accrued pension liabilities in the year amounted to £91,551 (2010-11: £140,645).
Average number of persons employed
The average number of whole-time equivalent persons employed during the year was as follows:
| Description | 2011-12 Total |
2011-12< Number Permanent staff |
2011-12< Number Others |
2010-11 Number Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,464 | 7,394 | 70 | 8,094 | |
| Total | 7,464 | 7,394 | 70 | 8,094 |
7b. Reporting of Civil Service and other compensation schemes - exit packages
The figures shown are for 2011-12. Figures in brackets are for the prior year, 2010-11.
| Exit package cost band | Number of compulsory redundancies | Number of other departures agreed | Total number of exit packages by cost band |
|---|---|---|---|
| < £10,000 | - (-) | 22 (2) | 22 (2) |
| £10,000 - £25,000 | - (-) | 125 (27) | 125 (27) |
| £25,000 - £50,000 | - (-) | 178 (32) | 178 (32) |
| £50,000 - £100,000 | - (-) | 106 (38) | 106 (38) |
| £100,000 - £150,000 | - (-) | 36 (18) | 36 (18) |
| > £150,000 | - (-) | 2 (9) | 2 (9) |
| Total number of exit packages | - (-) | 469 (126) | 469 (126) |
| Total resource cost 2011-12 (£000) | - | 20,711 | 20,711 |
| Total resource cost 2010-11 (£000) | - | 8,740 | 8,740 |
Redundancy and other departure costs have been paid in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, a statutory scheme made under the Superannuation Act 1972. Exit costs are accounted for in full in the year of departure. Where the Department has agreed early retirements, the additional costs are met by the Department and not by the Civil Service pension scheme. Ill-health retirement costs are met by the pension scheme and are not included in the table.
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