§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list in the Official Report the number of grades and salary scales in the Civil Service.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThere are some 1,400 grades in the non-industrial Civil Service alone. Information about 779W the salary scale for each could be assembled only at disproportionate cost
Flat Rate Salary Scale Grade Salary Minimum Maximum £ £ £ Permanent Secretary 20,175*† 18 675*† 17,175*† Deputy Secretary 14,000*† Under Secretary 12,000 Assistant Secretary 8,650 11,000 ‡ Senior Principal 7,750 9,350 ‡ Principal 5,680 7,450 ‡ Senior Executive Officer 4,900 5,900 ‡ Higher Executive Officer 3,900 4,700 ‡ Executive Officer 1,885 3,670 ‡ Clerical Officer 1,200 2,540 Senior Principal Scientific Officer 8,650 9,798 ‡ Principal Scientific Officer 5,514 7,205 ‡ Senior Scientific Officer 4,185 5,778 ‡ Higher Scientific Officer 3,254 4,454 ‡ Scientific Officer 2,149 3,527 ‡ Assistant Scientific Officer 1,276 2,560 ‡ Principal Professional and Technology Officer 6,280 7,450 ‡ Professional and Technology Officer Grade I 4,720 5,930 ‡ Professional and Technology Officer Grade II 3,925 4,720 ‡ Professional and Technology Officer Grade III 3,450 3,925 ‡ Professional and Technology Officer Grade IV 2,425 3,450 * These rates are those actually in payment, i.e., they exclude the second stage of the increase authorised for the Higher Civil Service following the Government's acceptance of the recommendations in Report No. 6 by the Review Body on Top Salaries (Cmnd. 5486) in December 1974. † These rates do not attract London Weighting. ‡ A pay supplement of £6 per week (£5 for Officers aged 17 and £4 for Officers aged 16 or under) within a cut-off point of £8,500 per annum is payable to members of these grades.