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Government at a Glance 2017
Country Fact Sheetwww.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm
Government employment decreased the most in the United Kingdom among OECDmember countries between 2007 and 2015
General government employment as a percentage of total employment in the United Kingdom decreased from 19.2% to 16.4% between 2007 and 2015. Looking at trends in general government employment alone, it has declined by 9% over this period, with a peak reduction of 4.7% between 2011 and 2012.
Chapter 3. Public employment and pay
Employment in general government as a percentage of total employmentAnnual growth rate of government employment
The United Kingdom places great emphasis on evidence-based policy making
A dual-stage impact assessment provides for a comparison of different policy options and a more detailed analysis of the costs, benefits and other impacts of the preferred option. Stakeholders are invited to com-ment on the evidence and assumptions supporting the analysis. The quality of impact assessments is en-sured through strong institutional oversight by the Regulatory Policy Committee.
Chapter 8. Regulatory governance
Regulatory Impact Assessment for developing regulationsStakeholder engagement in developing regulations
The United Kingdom has a sound open government data strategy
According to the OECD OURdata index, the United Kingdom has one the broadest standards on open gov-ernment data among OECD countries, with the fourth-highest score in data availability, accessibility and support for private sector re-use of government data.
Chapter 10. Open government
Open-Useful-Reusable Government Data Index (OURdata)
United Kingdom
Fiscal balance*(2015, 2016)
Government expenditures(2015, 2016)
Government gross debt*(2015, 2016)
% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP
Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts
G@G /dataG@G /data
26134,500
88,70052,700
Middle Managers(D3 positions)
Senior Managers(D1 positions)
SeniorProfessionals
SecretarialPositions
2015USD PPP
150,000
300,000
450,000
231,500
40,600
United Kingdom
70,300
145,800
276,800
Annual compensation across central government positions* (2015)
Government investment(2015, 2016)
How to read the figures:
U.K.
Country value in blue (not represented if not available)
Average of OECD countries in red
Range of OECD country values in grey
Public Finance and Economics
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
24.9%22.1%
United Kingdom
20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
2015
40.9%
42.1%2016
42.9%2015
United Kingdom
2015
3.2%
2.4%2016
2.6%2015
0% 2% 4% 6% 8%
United Kingdom
112.6%2015
123.1% 100%
0%
2016
112%100%
0%
2015
0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250%
U.K.
Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to
data not available
% of GDP
Public Employment
Source: OECD (2016) Survey on the Composition of the workforce in Central/federal Governments
* See Notes Source: OECD (2016) Survey on the compensation of employees in central / federal governments
... and in senior positions (2015)
Source: OECD* See Notes National Accounts
Source: OECD* SNA definition, see Notes National Accounts
Public Sector Compensation
53.0%54.2%U.K.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
32.4%36.8%U.K.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Women in the civil service ...
Source: OECD (2016) Survey on the Composition of the workforce in Central/federal Governments
Percentage of central government employees aged 55 years or older
(2015)
General government employmentas % of total employment (2015)
18.1%
16.4%United Kingdom
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Source: OECD National Accounts
-10% 0%-5% +5% +10%
-2.8%
U.K.2016
-3.0% -4.3%
2015
2015
Budgeting
Women in Government
Extent of delegationof HRM practicesin line ministries
0.67
0.64
Extent of the useof performance
assessmentsin HR decisions
0.86
0.64
Extent of the useof performance
related pay
0.80
0.66
Use of separateHRM practices
for seniorcivil servants
0.95
0.55
Collectionof administrative
data
0.73 0.68
Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 1 highest
0
0.25
0.50
0.75
1
United Kingdom
G@G /data
Source: OECD (2016) Strategic Human Resources Management Survey
Composite indicators on HRM practices in central government (2016)
Human Resource Management
Composite indices on regulatory governance for primary laws*(2014)
G@G /data
Regulatory governance
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
29.1%
50%
32.0%
United Kingdom
Source: OECD National Accounts
General governmentprocurement expenditures
(2015)% of government expenditures
Public Procurement
Support for greenpublic procurement
Some procuring entities have developed an internal strategy/policy
A strategy/policy has been developed at a central level
Support forSMEs
Support for innovativegoods and services
A strategy/policy has been rescinded
There has never been a strategy/policy in place
11 25 1 0 8 24 0 1 9 19 0 6
United Kingdom
Strategic public procurement - Objectives(2016)
Source: OECD (2016) Survey on Public Procurement
* See Notes Source: OECD Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance (iREG)
0.41
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
0.58United Kingdom
Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 1 highest
Performance budgetingpractices at the central level
of government (2016)
Source: OECD (2016) Survey of Performance Budgeting
Stakeholderengagement in
developing regulations
3.00
2.09
Regulatory ImpactAssessment for
developing regulations
3.41
2.05
Ex post evaluationof regulations
3.10
1.54
Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 4 highest
0
1
2
3
4
United Kingdom
Notes Fiscal balance as reported in the System of National Accounts (SNA) framework, also referred to as net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of government, is calculated as total government revenues minus total government expenditures. Regulatory governance indicators: The results for stakeholder engagement and Regulatory Impact Assessment apply exclusively to processes for developing primary laws initiated by the executive. Data is not applicable to the United States, where all primary laws are initiated by Congress. In the majority of countries, most primary laws are initiated by the executive, except for Mexico and Korea, where a higher share of primary laws are initiated by parliament/congress (respectively 90.6% and 84%). Government gross debt is reported according to the SNA definition, which dif fers from the definition applied under the Maastricht Treaty. It is defined as all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. All debt instruments are liabilities, but some liabilities such as shares, equity and financial derivatives are not debt. Annual compensation across central government positions: Data for the United Kingdom refer to 2016 rather than 2015.
Open Data Digital Government
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
35.6%34.0%
United Kingdom
Individuals using the Internet for sending filled forms via public authorities websites
in the past 12 months (2016)
Source: OECD, ICT database; and Eurostat, Information Society database
OURdata Index:Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data
(2017)Composite index: from 0 lowest to 1 highest
Source: OECD (2017) Survey on Open Government Data
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.78
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.55
United Kingdom
Dataavailability
Dataaccessibility
Governmentsupportto re-use
Differences in income inequality pre and post-taxand government transfers (2013)
U.K.
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6Higher
inequality
Lowerinequality
Before After
0.53
0.36taxes and transfers
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
Before After
0.47
0.32taxes and transfers
Higherinequality
Lowerinequality
Source: OECD Income Distribution Database
Limited government powers (2016)
0.75
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0.85U.K.
Source: The World Justice Project
Core Government ResultsSatisfaction and confidence across public services
(2016)
70%
Judicial system Education system
76%20
40
60
80
100
Health care
67%68%55%63%
National government42%41%
U.K.
Average
Range
Police77%73%
Source: Gallup World Poll
% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction
Government at a Glance 2017Government at a Glance provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the goal of contributing to the analysis and international
comparison of public sector productivity and performance. Indicators on government revenues, expenditures, and employment are presented,
alongside key output and outcome data for education, health and justice. Information on key enablers to increase productivity including on digital
government, budget procedures, strategic human resource management, open government data and innovative practices are also included. In
a context of tight budget constraints in many member countries, good indicators are needed more than ever, in order to help governments make
informed decisions regarding resource allocation and to help restore confidence in government institutions.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/gov_glance-2017-en
The Excel spreadsheets used to create the tables and figures in Government at a Glance 2017 are available via the StatLinks provided throughout the publication:
For more information on the data (including full methodology and figure notes)and to consult all other Country Fact Sheets: www.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm