Departmental Staff (Hansard, 22 October 2001)

§ Annabelle Ewing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the number of staff employed by his Department by region and nation of the UK; and if he will make a statement.[6852]

Table 1: Numbers and percentages of staff by grade level and region/nation as at 1 April 2000—Home Office¹

Number of staff by grade level and region (full-time equivalent)

Government office region All grades SCS level Level 6/7 SEO/HEO level EO level AO/AA level Industrial/other grades

London 6,951.3 161.5 463.5 1,577.4 2,191.1 2,548.8 9

South East 1,058 3 22.9 166.1 628.4 229.6 8

South West 240.7 3 15.6 68.7 56.4 57.5 39.5

West Midlands 686.5 1 57 169.8 204.4 250.3 4

North West 336 — 27 94.3 134.5 75.2 5

North East 51 — 2 8.1 29.8 10.1 1

Merseyside 955.7 — 8.8 77.3 217.5 652.1 —

Yorkshire and Humberside 350.7 3 22 127.8 83.2 111.7 3

East Midlands 40 1 3 13 18 5 —

Eastern 609.4 2 31.7 110.7 211.9 249.1 4

England total 11,279.3 174.5 653.5 2,413.2 3,775.2 4,189.4 73.5

Wales 428.3 — 26.8 47.4 62.6 288.5 3

Scotland 240.6 2 4 16 58.2 160.4 —

Northern Ireland 132.3 — — 5 20.4 106.9 —

Grand total² 12,080.5 176.5 684.3 2,481.6 3,916.4 4,745.2 76.5

Percentage of staff by grade level and region

Government office region All grades SCS level Level 6/7 SEO/HEO level EO level AO/AA level Industrial/other grades

London 57.5 91.5 67.7 63.6 55.9 53.7 11.8

South East 8.8 1.7 3.3 6.7 16.0 4.8 10.5

South West 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.8 1.4 1.2 51.6

West Midlands 5.7 0.6 8.3 6.8 5.2 5.3 5.2

North West 2.8 0.0 3.9 3.8 3.4 1.6 6.5

North East 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.2 1.3

Merseyside 7.9 0.0 1.3 3.1 5.6 13.7 0.0

Yorkshire and Humberside 2.9 1.7 3.2 5.1 2.1 2.4 3.9

East Midlands 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0

Eastern 5.0 1.1 4.6 4.5 5.4 5.2 5.2

England total 93.4 98.9 95.5 97.2 96.4 88.3 96.1

Wales 3.5 0.0 3.9 1.9 1.6 6.1 3.9

Scotland 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.6 1.5 3.4 0.0

Northern Ireland 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 2.3 0.0

Grand total² 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

¹ Includes staff in UKPA, Forensic Science Service and Fire Service College

² Excluded 426 seconded non-industrial civil servants whose data are not centrally recorded

Note:
Responsibility for Fire Service College transferred to DTLR as part of the machinery of Government changes in June 2001.
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§ Mr. Blunkett
I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office gave on 15 October 2001,Official Report, column 1008W, which included a table showing the number of staff in the Home Office by region and nation of the United Kingdom.

§ Annabelle Ewing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of each civil service grade in his Department is located in each region and nation of the UK, what the average salary is for each grade; and if he will make a statement.[6856]

§ Mr. Blunkett
Information on Home Office staff by grade in each region and nation of the United Kingdom at 1 April 2000 is set out in the tables. Information on average salaries for the same date is not available.
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Table 2: Numbers and percentages of staff by grade level and region/nation as at 1 April 2000—Prison Service

Number of staff by grade level and region (full-time equivalent)

Government office region All grades SCS level Level 6/7 SEO/HEO level EO level AO/AA level Industrial/other grades

London 6,319.4 42 254.9 652.8 687.5 4,472.8 209.4

South East 6,417.1 9.2 87.1 239.1 564.7 5,092.8 424.2

South West 3,234.6 3 45.1 107.3 317.6 2,488.9 272.7

West Midlands 3,832.4 1 47.8 158.9 417.8 2,887.6 319.3

North West 4,271.7 4 39.9 146.4 432.7 3,326.7 322

North East 3,038.9 — 31.5 95.7 252.2 2,494.1 165.4

Merseyside 784.5 1 6 22 62 671.5 22

Yorkshire and Humberside 4,545.3 5 48.8 137.8 465.4 3,586.4 301.9

East Midlands 3,494.2 3 49.6 157.8 399.6 2,607.7 276.5

Eastern 3,746.0 5 46.5 134.9 375.3 2,904 280.3

England total 39.684.1 73.2 657.2 1,852.7 3,974.8 30,532.5 2,593.7

Wales 753.2 1 14.5 24.3 61 587.4 65

Scotland 1 — — — — 1 —

Northern Ireland 103 — 2 1 5 94 1

Grand total 40,541.3 74.2 673.7 1,878 4,040.8 31,214.9 2,659.7

Percentage of staff by grade level and region

Government office region All grades SCS level Level 6/7 SEO/HEO level EO level AO/AA level Industrial/other grades

London 15.6 56.6 37.8 34.8 17.0 14.3 7.9

South East 15.8 12.4 12.9 12.7 14.0 16.3 15.9

South West 8.0 4.0 6.7 5.7 7.9 8.0 10.3

West Midlands 9.5 1.3 7.1 8.5 10.3 9.3 12.0

North West 10.5 5.4 5.9 7.8 10.7 10.7 12.1

North East 7.5 0.0 4.7 5.1 6.2 8.0 6.2

Merseyside 1.9 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.2 0.8

Yorkshire and Humberside 11.2 6.7 7.2 7.3 11.5 11.5 11.4

East Midlands 8.6 4.0 7.4 8.4 9.9 8.4 10.4

Eastern 9.2 6.7 6.9 7.2 9.3 9.3 10.5

England total 97.9 98.7 97.6 98.7 98.4 97.8 97.5

Wales 1.9 1.3 2.2 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.4

Scotland 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Northern Ireland 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0

Grand total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Table 3: Numbers and percentages of staff by grade level and region/nation as at 1 April 2000—Totals

Number of staff by grade level and region (full-time equivalent)

Government office region All grades SCS level Level 6/7 SEO/HEO level EO level AO/AA level Industrial/other grades

London 13,270.7 203.5 718.4 2,230.2 2,878.6 7,021.6 218.4

South East 7,475.1 12.2 110 405.2 1,193.1 5,322.4 432.2

South West 3,475.3 6 60.7 176 374 2,546.4 312.2

West Midlands 4,518.9 2 104.8 328.7 622.7 3,137.9 323.3

North West 4,607.7 4 66.9 240.7 567.2 3,401.9 327

North East 3,089.9 0 33.5 103.8 282 2,504.2 166.2

Merseyside 1,740.2 1 14.8 99.3 279.5 1,323.6 22

Yorkshire and Humberside 4,896 8 70.8 265.6 548.6 3,698.1 304.9

East Midlands 3,534.2 4 52.6 170.8 417.6 2,612.7 276.5

Eastern 4,355.4 7 78.2 245.6 587.2 3,153.1 284.3

England total 50,963.4 247.7 1,310.7 4,265.9 7,750 34,721.9 2,667.2

Wales 1,181.5 1 41.3 71.7 123.6 875.9 68

Scotland 241.6 2 4 16 512 161.4 0

Northern Ireland 235.3 0 2 6 25.4 200.9 1

Grand total 52,621.8 250.7 1,358 4,359.6 7,957.2 35,960.1 2,736.2

Home office overseas staff 31.6 1 — 22 8.6 — —

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Percentage of staff by grade level and region

Government office region All grades SCS level Level 6/7 SEO/HEO level EO level AO/AA level Industrial/other grades

London 25.2 81.2 52.9 51.2 36.2 19.5 8.0

South East 14.2 4.9 8.1 9.3 15.0 14.8 15.8

South West 6.6 2.4 4.5 4.0 4.7 7.1 11.4

West Midlands 8.6 0.8 7.7 7.5 7.8 8.7 11.8

North West 8.8 1.6 4.9 5.5 7.1 9.5 12.0

North East 5.9 0.0 2.5 2.4 3.5 7.0 6.1

Merseyside 3.3 0.4 1.1 2.3 3.5 3.7 0.8

Yorkshire and Humberside 9.3 3.2 5.2 6.1 6.9 10.3 11.1

East Midlands 6.7 1.6 3.9 3.9 5.2 7.3 10.1

Eastern 8.3 2.8 5.8 5.6 7.4 8.8 10.4

England total 96.8 98.8 96.5 97.9 97.4 96.6 97.5

Wales 2.2 0.4 3.0 1.6 1.6 2.4 2.5

Scotland 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.0

Northern Ireland 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.0

Grand total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Home office overseas staff — — — — — — —

Table 1: Numbers and percentages of staff by grade level and region/nation as at 1 April 2000—Home Office¹
	Number of staff by grade level and region (full-time equivalent)
Government office region	All grades	SCS level	Level 6/7	SEO/HEO level	EO level	AO/AA level	Industrial/other grades
London	6,951.3	161.5	463.5	1,577.4	2,191.1	2,548.8	9
South East	1,058	3	22.9	166.1	628.4	229.6	8
South West	240.7	3	15.6	68.7	56.4	57.5	39.5
West Midlands	686.5	1	57	169.8	204.4	250.3	4
North West	336	—	27	94.3	134.5	75.2	5
North East	51	—	2	8.1	29.8	10.1	1
Merseyside	955.7	—	8.8	77.3	217.5	652.1	—
Yorkshire and Humberside	350.7	3	22	127.8	83.2	111.7	3
East Midlands	40	1	3	13	18	5	—
Eastern	609.4	2	31.7	110.7	211.9	249.1	4
England total	11,279.3	174.5	653.5	2,413.2	3,775.2	4,189.4	73.5
Wales	428.3	—	26.8	47.4	62.6	288.5	3
Scotland	240.6	2	4	16	58.2	160.4	—
Northern Ireland	132.3	—	—	5	20.4	106.9	—
Grand total²	12,080.5	176.5	684.3	2,481.6	3,916.4	4,745.2	76.5

	Percentage of staff by grade level and region
Government office region	All grades	SCS level	Level 6/7	SEO/HEO level	EO level	AO/AA level	Industrial/other grades
London	57.5	91.5	67.7	63.6	55.9	53.7	11.8
South East	8.8	1.7	3.3	6.7	16.0	4.8	10.5
South West	2.0	1.7	2.3	2.8	1.4	1.2	51.6
West Midlands	5.7	0.6	8.3	6.8	5.2	5.3	5.2
North West	2.8	0.0	3.9	3.8	3.4	1.6	6.5
North East	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.2	1.3
Merseyside	7.9	0.0	1.3	3.1	5.6	13.7	0.0
Yorkshire and Humberside	2.9	1.7	3.2	5.1	2.1	2.4	3.9
East Midlands	0.3	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.0
Eastern	5.0	1.1	4.6	4.5	5.4	5.2	5.2
England total	93.4	98.9	95.5	97.2	96.4	88.3	96.1
Wales	3.5	0.0	3.9	1.9	1.6	6.1	3.9
Scotland	2.0	1.1	0.6	0.6	1.5	3.4	0.0
Northern Ireland	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.5	2.3	0.0
Grand total²	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
¹ Includes staff in UKPA, Forensic Science Service and Fire Service College
² Excluded 426 seconded non-industrial civil servants whose data are not centrally recorded

Table 2: Numbers and percentages of staff by grade level and region/nation as at 1 April 2000—Prison Service
	Number of staff by grade level and region (full-time equivalent)
Government office region	All grades	SCS level	Level 6/7	SEO/HEO level	EO level	AO/AA level	Industrial/other grades
London	6,319.4	42	254.9	652.8	687.5	4,472.8	209.4
South East	6,417.1	9.2	87.1	239.1	564.7	5,092.8	424.2
South West	3,234.6	3	45.1	107.3	317.6	2,488.9	272.7
West Midlands	3,832.4	1	47.8	158.9	417.8	2,887.6	319.3
North West	4,271.7	4	39.9	146.4	432.7	3,326.7	322
North East	3,038.9	—	31.5	95.7	252.2	2,494.1	165.4
Merseyside	784.5	1	6	22	62	671.5	22
Yorkshire and Humberside	4,545.3	5	48.8	137.8	465.4	3,586.4	301.9
East Midlands	3,494.2	3	49.6	157.8	399.6	2,607.7	276.5
Eastern	3,746.0	5	46.5	134.9	375.3	2,904	280.3
England total	39.684.1	73.2	657.2	1,852.7	3,974.8	30,532.5	2,593.7
Wales	753.2	1	14.5	24.3	61	587.4	65
Scotland	1	—	—	—	—	1	—
Northern Ireland	103	—	2	1	5	94	1
Grand total	40,541.3	74.2	673.7	1,878	4,040.8	31,214.9	2,659.7

Table 3: Numbers and percentages of staff by grade level and region/nation as at 1 April 2000—Totals
	Number of staff by grade level and region (full-time equivalent)
Government office region	All grades	SCS level	Level 6/7	SEO/HEO level	EO level	AO/AA level	Industrial/other grades
London	13,270.7	203.5	718.4	2,230.2	2,878.6	7,021.6	218.4
South East	7,475.1	12.2	110	405.2	1,193.1	5,322.4	432.2
South West	3,475.3	6	60.7	176	374	2,546.4	312.2
West Midlands	4,518.9	2	104.8	328.7	622.7	3,137.9	323.3
North West	4,607.7	4	66.9	240.7	567.2	3,401.9	327
North East	3,089.9	0	33.5	103.8	282	2,504.2	166.2
Merseyside	1,740.2	1	14.8	99.3	279.5	1,323.6	22
Yorkshire and Humberside	4,896	8	70.8	265.6	548.6	3,698.1	304.9
East Midlands	3,534.2	4	52.6	170.8	417.6	2,612.7	276.5
Eastern	4,355.4	7	78.2	245.6	587.2	3,153.1	284.3
England total	50,963.4	247.7	1,310.7	4,265.9	7,750	34,721.9	2,667.2
Wales	1,181.5	1	41.3	71.7	123.6	875.9	68
Scotland	241.6	2	4	16	512	161.4	0
Northern Ireland	235.3	0	2	6	25.4	200.9	1
Grand total	52,621.8	250.7	1,358	4,359.6	7,957.2	35,960.1	2,736.2
Home office overseas staff	31.6	1	—	22	8.6	—	—