§ CIVIL SERVICE: MANPOWER
AND DUTIES
§ LORD ORR-EWING asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ If they will state the number of civil servants at the latest convenient date and provide an analysis which will indicate the types of work on which those civil servants are employed, and, second:
§ What improvements they propose to make in the provision of information on Civil Service manpower.
| CIVIL SERVICE STAFF IN POST | ||||
| July 1, 1971 | ||||
| Ministerial Responsibilities | Central Administration | Public Services | Executive Function Trading and Repayment | General Support Services |
| CABINET OFFICE | ||||
| Secretariat and central support staff | 409 | — | — | — |
| Center Statistical Office | 168 | — | — | — |
| 577 | — | — | — | |
| AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD | ||||
| Agriculture, fisheries and food policy | 1,727 | — | — | — |
| Agricultural Development and Advisory Service | — | 5,601 | — | — |
| Other Technical Staff | — | 105 | — | — |
| Regional and Divisional Office | — | 5,270 | — | — |
| Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place | — | 451 | — | — |
| Fisheries, pest infestation and food science laboratories | — | 728 | — | — |
| Central Services | 1,932 | — | — | — |
| 3,659 | 12,155 | — | — | |
| CIVIL SERVICES | ||||
| Management of Civil Services | 665 | — | 106 | 252 |
| Civil Service recruitment | — | — | — | 435 |
| Civil Service College | — | — | — | 311 |
| Central services | 531 | — | — | — |
| 1,196 | — | 106 | 998 | |
| CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER | ||||
| Treasurey | 1,026 | — | — | 46 |
| Customs and Exercise: | ||||
| Collection of indirect taxes, and control of imports and exports | 1,548 | 15,690 | — | — |
| Import and export statistics | 746 | — | — | |
| Inland Revenue: | ||||
| Collection of direct taxes, etc | 2,236 | 59,973 | 98 | — |
| Land and property valuation services | 6,315 | — | 1,622 |
§ EARL JELLICOE: The total number of non-industrial and industrial civil servants on July I was 701,915. The analysis below indicates the types of work in which civil servants are employed in relation to ministerial responsibilities and principal activities. In the interests of providing fuller and better information to Parliament, I will announce the number of civil servants in post each quarter in this form in the future. An analysis of the position at October 1, 1971, will be given shortly, and thereafter figures will be collected from Departments only quarterly.
§ Following is the analysis referred to:
367| Minister Responsibilities | Central Administration | Public Services | Executive Functions Trading and Repayment | General Support Services |
| Central Office of Information | 250 | — | — | 1,240 |
| H.M. Stationery Office: | ||||
| Procurement and distribution of paper, printing, etc. | 382 | — | 1,611 | 1,474 |
| Production units, printing, binding and reprographic | — | 773 | 3,129 | |
| Computer bureau | — | — | 332 | |
| Department for National Savings: | ||||
| Receipt and repayment of Savings | 815 | — | — | — |
| Support of voluntary savings movement | 815 | 530 | 13,641 | — |
| Small Department: | ||||
| Treasury Solicitor | 77 | 35 | — | 265 |
| Paymaster General's Office | 58 | — | — | 587 |
| Royal Mint | — | — | 1,432 | — |
| Exchequer Office, Scotland | 19 | 10 | 22 | 10 |
| Government Actuary | — | — | — | 52 |
| Registry of Friendly Societies | 17 | 68 | 13 | — |
| National Debt Office | 12 | 68 | 13 | — |
| Decimal Currency Board | 13 | — | — | — |
| 6,453 | 83,389 | 17,608 | 8,757 | |
| EDUCATION AND SCIENCE | ||||
| Educational and scientific policy and administration, including University Grants Committee and H.M. Inspectors of Schools | 2,154 | 821 | — | — |
| National Lending Library | — | — | 268 | — |
| Victoria and Albert Museum | — | 614 | — | — |
| Science Museum | — | 405 | — | — |
| 2,154 | 1,840 | 268 | — | |
| EMPLOYMENT | ||||
| Employment and training services | 1,770 | 16,063 | 87 | — |
| Occupation safety and health | 1,511 | — | — | |
| Industrial relations | 708 | — | — | |
| Industrial tribunals and Industrial Court | 177 | — | — | |
| Selective employment payments | 489 | — | — | |
| Unemployment benefit and redundancy payments | 11,277 | — | — | |
| Passport work | — | 509 | — | |
| Office of Manpower Economics | 52 | — | — | |
| 1,770 | 30,277 | 596 | — | |
| ENVIRONMENT | ||||
| Local government and environmental services | 1,975 | 3,850 | 5,020 | — |
| Housing | 85 | 450 | — | — |
| Construction and maintenance | 3,140 | 3,500 | 8,850 | 38,400 |
| Transport industries | 660 | 230 | 1,540 | — |
| Research | — | 2,700 | — | — |
| Related Bodies | — | 445 | — | — |
| Ordnance Survey | 374 | 3,809 | 464 | — |
| 6,234 | 14,984 | 15,874 | 38,400 | |
| FOREIGN AND COMMONWELTH | ||||
| Diplomatic Service (Home) | 3,201 | 152 | 56 | 46 |
| Diplomatic Service (Overseas) | — | 2,736 | 243 | — |
| Diplomatic Wireless Services | 381 | 1,107 |
| Ministerial Responsibilities | Central Administration | public Services | Executive Functions Trading and Repayment | General Support Services |
| Government Communications Headquaters | 244 | 1,664 | — | — |
| Passport Office | — | — | 766 | — |
| Overseas Development Administration | ||||
| Aid Administration | 1,060 | — | — | — |
| Overseas manpower division | — | 414 | — | — |
| Overseas technical assistance | — | 982 | — | — |
| 4,886 | 7,055 | 1,065 | 46 | |
| HOME | ||||
| Prisons (England and Wales) | 487 | 17,574 | — | — |
| Immigration | 895 | 1,210 | — | — |
| Police services | 268 | 3,082 | — | — |
| Fire | 86 | 336 | — | — |
| Criminal | 133 | — | — | — |
| Probation and after-care | 190 | 70 | — | — |
| Northern Ireland, community programmes and general | 117 | — | — | — |
| Scientific, research and statistics | 268 | — | — | — |
| Carlisle State Management Scheme | — | — | 820 | — |
| Central services | 873 | — | — | — |
| 3,317 | 22,272 | 820 | — | |
| LORD CHANCELLOR | ||||
| Lord Chancellor's Office | 196 | — | — | — |
| Court Service, etc | — | 6,921 | — | — |
| Probate Registries | — | 498 | — | — |
| Land Registry | — | — | 4,194 | — |
| Public Trustee | — | — | 548 | — |
| Public Record Office | — | 315 | — | — |
| 196 | 7,734 | 4,742 | — | |
| POSTS AND COMMUNICATIONS | ||||
| Broadcasting and radio regulatory | 195 | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| Posts and telecommunications | 82 | — | — | — |
| 277 | 35 | 90 | 10 | |
| SCOTLAND | ||||
| Scottish Office | ||||
| Department of Agricultural, Fisheries and Food | 528 | 2,109 | — | — |
| Scottish Development Department | 779 | 57 | 66 | — |
| Scottish Education Department | 288 | 356 | — | — |
| Scottish Home and Health Department | 573 | 419 | 285 | — |
| Central services | 1,738 | — | — | — |
| Prisons | — | 1,976 | — | — |
| State Hospital | — | 290 | — | — |
| Scottish Courts Services, etc. | — | 522 | — | — |
| Small Scottish Department: | ||||
| Registers of Scotland | — | — | 278 | — |
| Lord Lyon and Warden of Regalia | — | — | 6 | — |
| Royal Scottish Museum | — | 157 | — | — |
| Scottish Record Office | — | 128 | — | — |
| General Register Office, Scotland | 32 | 379 | — | — |
| 3,938 | 6,393 | 635 | — |
| Ministerial Responsibilities | Central Administration | Public Services | Executive Functions Trading and Repayment | General Support Services |
| SOCIAL SERVICES | ||||
| Health services | 4,258 | — | — | — |
| Special Hospitals | — | 1,413 | — | — |
| Artificial Limb and Appliances Centers | — | 916 | — | — |
| National Health Services Superannuation | — | 386 | — | — |
| War Pensioners Hospital | — | 78 | — | — |
| Artificial Eye Unit | ||||
| Common Cold Research Unit and Youth Treatment Centre | ||||
| Social security benefit services | 2,680 | — | — | — |
| Regional organisation | — | 50,980 | — | — |
| Newcastle Central Office | — | 10,562 | — | — |
| Blackpool Central Office | — | 2,165 | — | — |
| Office of Population Censuses and Surveys | 479 | 1,511 | — | 541 |
| 7,417 | 68,011 | — | 541 | |
| TRADE AND INDUSTRY | ||||
| International trade | 500 | 1,041 | — | — |
| Industry and commerce | 1,895 | 3,019 | 2,438 | — |
| Industrial research | — | 3,967 | — | — |
| Civil aviation and marine | 482 | 7,489 | 631 | — |
| Central services (including Business Statistics Office) | 3,658 | — | 1,523 | — |
| Exports Credits Guarantee Department | — | — | 1,523 | — |
| 6,535 | 15,516 | 4,592 | 844 | |
| WALES | ||||
| Welsh Office | ||||
| Primary and Secondary education including H.M. Inspectors of Schools | 26 | 54 | — | — |
| Local government and development including housing | 328 | — | — | — |
| Health services | 140 | — | — | — |
| Central services | 321 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre | — | 44 | — | — |
| 815 | 98 | — | — | |
| SMALL DEPARTMENTS | ||||
| Charity Commission | 48 | 261 | — | — |
| Civil Service Pay Research Unit | — | — | — | 32 |
| Crown Estate Office | — | — | 128 | — |
| Crown Office | 20 | — | — | — |
| Director of Public Prosecutions | 12 | 121 | — | — |
| Law Officers' Department | 13 | — | — | — |
| Lord Advocate's Department | 12 | — | — | — |
| Parliamentary Counsel | 41 | — | — | — |
| Privy Council Office | 34 | — | — | — |
| Procurator Fiscal Service | — | 281 | — | — |
| Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreements | — | 71 | — | — |
| Supreme Court of Northern Ireland | — | 96 | — | — |
| 180 | 830 | 128 | 32 | |
| TOTAL | 49,604 | 270,589 | 46,524 | 49,628 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 416,345 |
| Ministerial Responsibilities | Staff |
| DEFENCE | |
| Ministry of Defence Headquarters: | |
| (a) Main Headquarters | 11,417 |
| (b)Defence Procurement Executive Headquarters* | 7,947 |
| Maintenance, repair, storage and supply organisations | 109,836 |
| Command and support services for armed forces including medical, education and training establishments | 81,304 |
| Defence Procurement organisaion outside Headquarters*, including Research and Development establish and Royal Ordnance Factories | 66,915 |
| Meteorological Office | 3,396 |
| 280,815 | |
| * The Defence Procurement Executive as such did not exist on 1st July 1971 and the figures given for the Executive within the total for the Ministry of Defence are for illustrative purposes only. |
§ Notes
- 1. These tables omit, as will future announcements, 3,943 staff not employed by Government Departments but deemed to be civil servants for superannuation purposes under the terms of section 98(4) of the Superannuation Act 1965; 625 staff of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Exchequer and Audit Department; and 187 judicial officers.
- 2. The following are the definitions related to the column headings of the above tables:
§ CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
§ This column includes staff at headquarters concerned with:—
- (a) the introduction or development of policy and related matters;
- (b)central services such as the provision of professional advice and support services, e.g. finance, personnel, etc.
§ EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
§ Public Services
§ Includes staff concerned with the application of policy, e.g. payment of sickness benefits, collection of taxes and contributions, staffing prisons and providing services to industry including research and development.
§ Trading and Repayment Services
§ Includes staff engaged on activities which are largely financially self-supporting through sales fees or charges for goods and service.
§ General Support Services
§ Includes staff engaged in providing services for other departments. A department's own central services staff are included in the column headed "Central Administration".