Civil Service (Secondment)

HC Deb 29 March 2000 vol 347 cc198-200W

Dr. Tony Wright

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people from the private sector are on secondment to the Civil Service; and in which Departments they are employed. [116357]

Mr. Stringer

The Modernising Government White Paper and Sir Richard Wilson's recent report to the Prime Minister on Civil Service reform made it clear that this Government are keen to promote the exchange of people and good practice between the Civil Service and other organisations. Such opportunities can take many forms, ranging from temporary secondments, to short term attachments, to job sharing and joint training.

Interchange returns—1998–99
	Industry and Commerce—secondments	Industry and Commerce—attachments
Inward only Department/agency	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
Cabinet Office	3	5	8	0	0	0
Charity Commission	0	0	0	0	0	0
COI	0	0	0	0	0	0
CPS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crown Office	0	0	0	0	0	0
DCMS	—	—	0	0	0	0
DETR	14	3	17	3	1	4
DfEE	0	0	0	1	3	4
DfID	0	1	1	1	0	1
DoH	6	4	10	0	0	0
DSS	0	0	0	—	—	0
DTI	160	23	183	3	0	3
Employment Service	16	11	27	0	0	0
FCO	0	0	0	0	0	0
Government. Actuary's Department	0	0	0	0	0	0
Government. Office for the Regions	16	3	19	0	0	0
GCHQ	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health and Safety Executive	2	0	2	0	0	0
HM C and E	0	1	1	0	0	0
HM Land Registry	—	—	0	—	—	0
HM Treasury	16	5	21	1	0	1
Home Office	0	0	0	0	1	1
Inland Revenue	0	1	1	0	0	0
Intervention Board	0	0	0	0	0	0
LCD	0	1	1	0	0	0
Legal Sec. to Law Officers	0	0	0	0	0	0
MAFF	0	0	0	1	0	1
MOD	23	2	25	1	0	1
National Savings	0	0	0	0	0	0
NILO	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Ireland Office	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Ireland Court Service	0	0	0	0	0	0
Offer	—	—	0	—	—	0
Ofgas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oflot	—	—	0	—	—	0
Ofsted	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oft	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oftel	3	3	6	0	0	0
Ofwat	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ohmcis	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opraf	—	—	0	—	—	0
Ordnance Survey	0	0	0	0	0	0
ORR	0	0	0	0	0	0
Privy Council Office	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Record Office	—	—	0	—	—	0
Registers of Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0
Royal Mint	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scottish Office	7	8	15	0	1	1
Serious Fraud Office	0	0	0	0	0	0
Treasury Solicitors Department	0	0	0	0	0	0
War Pensions Agency	0	0	0	0	0	0
Welsh Office	4	4	8	0	0	0
Total	270	75	345	11	6	17

In the year ended 31 March 1999 there were 362 secondments and attachments from business and industry to the Civil Service. A breakdown of this figure by Department is attached. Figures from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000 are due to be provided by Departments.