HC Deb 13 March 1989 vol 149 cc6-7W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the latest figures for the number of staff presently employed, and the full complement of staff including vacant posts by grade, in the statistical divisions in the Metropolitan police; if he will differentiate between staff in statistical posts and staff in administrative posts; and if he will give the staffing complements by grade, and differentiated between statistical and administrative posts, proposed for 1989–90.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

At the end of February 1989, the complement and strength figures by grade for the statistics branch of the Metropolitan police office were:

Complement Strength
Grade 7 1 1
SEO 1 1
HEO 3 3
EO 8 8
AO 60 54
Support Grade Band 1 1 1
Support Grade Band 2 6 6
80 74

Only the grade 7 post is filled by a statistician. the remaining posts being filled by executive, administrative and support grades staff, who undertake a mixture of statistical and administrative duties. An additional grade 7 post filled by a statistician is located in the management support department. No change to the complement is proposed for 1989–90.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the latest figures for the number of staff presently employed, and the full complement of staff including vacant posts, by grade, in the statistical

Staff of Home Office Statistical Department
Complement
In post
1 March 1989 1 March 1989 1 April 1989 1 April 1990
Statistical posts
Grade 5 3 3 3 3
Grade 7 18 18.5 19 19.5
Assistant/Senior Assistant Statistician 6.5 7 7 8.5
27.5 28.5 29 31
Other posts
Grade 7 1 1 1 1
Senior Executive Officer 1 1 1 1
Higher Executive Officer 11 11 15 15
Executive Officer 24 26 30 30
Administrative Officer 59.5 60.5 59.5 62.5
Administrative Assistant 34.5 40.5 38 37.5
Other Grades 9 10.5 10.5 10.5
140 150.5 155 157.5
Total 167.5 179 184 188.5