Government departments ‘do not know how many underperforming staff they have’
Almost one in five Government departments do not know how many underperforming workers they have – and most are unable to say how much it costs to hire new staff, the public spending watchdog has found.
Some 11 out of 16 also failed to identify how long it takes for new recruits to pass security vetting, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
It comes against a backdrop of promised cuts to the civil service
