HC Deb 21 July 1982 vol 28 cc158-61W
Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants are employed by his Department in each functional job category; in each such category, how many are of each rank; and for each such rank, what are the maximum and minimum pay scales.

Mr. Whitelaw

The numbers of civil servants, by grade and functional category, employed on 1 April 1982 are given in the tables attached. Pay scales for general Civil Service grades are given in the annexes to paragraph 1050 of the Civil Service pay and conditions of service code, a copy of which is in the main Library. Details of the pay scales of the large number of departmental grades could be provided only at disproportionate cost; these scales are, however, based on those for posts carrying comparable responsibilities elsewhere in the Civil Service and in, for example, the police and fire services, the National Health Service and local authority further education establishments.

Prison Department
Headquarters Offices, Regional Offices, and Directorates Outstations Total
Senior Staff
Deputy Secretary 1 1
UIPP (L) 1 1
Under Secretary 4 4
Administration Group
Assistant Secretary 14 14
Senior Principal 3 3
Principal 39½ 1 40½
Senior Executive Officer 31 15 46
Higher Executive Officer 93 92 185
Executive Officer 155 244 399
Clerical Officer 255½ 1,152 1,407½
Clerical Assistant 104 246½ 350½
Administration Trainee 4 4
Professional and Technology Group
Directing Grades 1 1
Superintending Grades 7 7

Home Office Central and Administrative Services
Management, Personnel, and Common Services Immigration and Nationality Department Police Department Criminal Department General Department Fire Department Community Programmes and Equal Opportunities department Radio Regulatory Department Statistical Department Broadcasting Department Finance Department Research and Planning Unit Total
Senior Staff
Permanent Secretary 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1
Deputy Secretary 6 — — — — — — — — — — — 6
Under Secretary 3 1 3 2 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 — 15
Executive Director 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1
Administration Group
Assistant Secretary 8 4 7 7 4 3 3 2 — 2 2 — 42
Senior Principal 5 3 5 2 — — 1 — — — — — 16
Principal 24 12 35 27 11 9 6 3 — 4 9 1 141
Senior Executive Officer 34 30 39 16 5 7 2 3 2 1 8 — 147
Higher Executive Officer 100 113 117 56 15 22 6 11 10 6 23 2 481
Executive Officer 215 311 207 54 15 19 8 27 19 5 42 3 925
Clerical Officer 214½ 501 107 50½ 17 24½ 7 47 60 3 52 3 1,086½
Clerical Assistant 65 363½ 74½ 33½ 5 13½ 2 23 22 — 19 1 622
Administration Trainee — 3 — 8 3 — — — — — — — 14
Professional and Technology Croup
Directing Grade — — 1 — — — — 1 — — — — 2
Superintending Grades — — 3 — — — — 2 — — — — 5
PPTO ½ — 15 — — 1 — 9 — — — — 25½
PTO I 1 — 49 — — 1 — 16 — — — — 67
PTO II 10 — 77 — — — — 5 — — — — 92
PTO III 10 — 140 — — 3 — — — — — — 153

Headquarters Offices, Regional Offices, and Directorates Outstations Total
PPTO 27 27
PTO I 101 5 106
PTO II 79 45 124
PTO III 55 42 97
PTO IV 8 8
Drawing Office Grades 2 2
Information Officer Group 1 1
Librarian Class 1 1
Secretarial Category 70 390½ 460½
Office-Keeper, Messenger, and Paper-Keeper Grades 39 63½ 102½
Stores Grades 31 373½ 404½
Data Processing Category 2 2
Telephonists 2 10 12
Catering/Housekeeping Grades 6 7 13
Education Officers 12 12
Medical Officers 5 99½ 104½
Pharmacists 1 21½ 22½
Psychologists 17 96 113
Chaplains 6 100 106
Farm Managers 12 32 44
Nursing Staff 144 144
Social Workers 1 1
Civilian Instructional Officers 957 957
Governor Grades 48 527 575
Prison Officer Class 24 17,025½ 17,049½
Other Miscellaneous Grades 1 2 3
Industrial Grades 382½ 2,191 2,573½
TOTAL l,644½ 23,884½ 25,529

Management, Personnel, and Common Services Immigration and Nationality Department Police Department Criminal Department General Department Fire Department Community Programmes and Equal Opportunities Department Radio Regulatory Department Statistical department Broadcasting Department Finance Department Research and Planning Unit Total
PTO IV 1 — 408 — — — — — — — — — 109
TTO A — — — — — — — 1 — — — — 1
TTO B — — 1 — — — — 2 — — — — 3
TTO I — — 4 — — — — 15 — — — — 19
TTO II — — 7 — — — — 30 — — — — 37
TTO III — — 2 — — — — 15 — — — — 17
Radio Technician — — — — — — — 5 — — — — 5
Drawing Office Grades 14 — 2 — — — — — — — — — 16
Scientific Group
Chief Scientific Officer — — 1 — — — — — — — — — 1
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer — — 8 — — — — — — — — — 8
Senior Principal Scientific Officer — — 15 — — — — — — — — 1 16
Principal Scientific Officer — — 74 — — — — — — — — 5 79
Senior Scientific Officer — 149 — — — — 1 — — — 2 152
Higher Scientific Officer — — 96½ — — — — — — — — 2 98½
Scientific Officer — — 106 — — — — — — — — 1 107
Assistant Scientific Officer — — 119 — — — — — — — — — 119
Research Officer Group
Chief Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1
Senior Principal Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2
Principal Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — — 9 9
Senior Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — — 19½ 19½
Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — — 7 7
Statistician Group
Chief Statistician — — — — — — — — 3 — — — 3
Statistician — — — — — — — — 14 — — — 14
Senior Assistant Statistician — — — — — — — — 4 — — — 4
Assistant Statistician — — — — — — — — 1 — — — 1
Immigration Service Grades
Chief Inspector — 1 — — — — — — — — — — 1
Deputy Chief Inspector — 2 — — — — — — — — — — 2
Assistant Chief Inspector — 8 — — — — — — — — — — 8
Inspector — 33 — — — — — — — — — — 33
Chief Immigration Officer — 209 — — — — — — — — — — 209
Immigration Officer — 1,238 — — — — — — — — — — 1,238
Information Officer Group
Chief Information Officer B 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1
Principal Information Officer 2 — — — — — — — — — — — 2
Senior Information Officer 6 — — — — — — — — — — — 6
Information Officer 11 — — — — — — — — — — — 11
Assistant Information Officer 3 — — — — — — — — — — — 3
Legal Category
Assistant Solicitor 4 — — — — — — — — — — — 4
Senior Legal Assistant 6 — — — — — — — — — — — 6
Legal Assistant 2 — — — — — — — — — — — 2
Librarian Class 9 — 4 — — 2 — — — — — — 15
Secretarial Category 253½ 41 117½ 26½ 16½ 17 7 8 7 5 4 4 507
Officekeeper, Messenger and Paperkeeper Grades 381½ 80 19 3½ — 3 — 1 3½ — 4 — 495½
Stores Grades — — 38 — — 1 — — — — — — 39
Data Processing Category 125 — 66 — — — — — — — 5 — 196
Photoprinting Grades 49 — 2 — — 1 — — — — — — 52
Security Officers 43 — 10 — — — — — — — — — 53
Telephonists and Teleprinter Operators — 3 10½ — — — — — — — — — 13½
Probation Inspectorate — — — 18 — — — — — — — — 18
Cruelty to Animals Inspectorate — — — — 16 — — — — — — — 16
HM Inspector of Constabulary — — 6 — — — — — — — — — 6
HM Inspector of Fire Services — — — — — 35½ — —. — — — — 35½
Other Miscellaneous Grades 10 8 65½ — — 39 — — — — — — 122½
Industrial Grades 14 2 803½ — — 168½ — 2 ½ — — — 990½
TOTAL 1,633 2,966½ 3,014 304 108½ 371 42 230 147 27 169 63½ 9,075½