§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide his Department's staffing levels for 1998–99, in the format set out in table 6.1 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2003–04. [181494]
§ Fiona Mactaggart[holding answer 29 June 2004]: Since 1998–99, the Central Home Office has been re-organised to meet its Public Service Agreements (PSAs) and it not possible to make a direct staffing level comparison in the format set out in the Department's
Staff distribution—1998–99 Central Home Office (excluding agencies) Civil service full-time equivalents Casuals Secondments Total Criminal Policy Directorate 457 0 0 457 Police Policy Directorate 682 17.5 414 1,113.5 Organised and International Crime Directorate 102 0 23 125 Immigration and Nationality Directorate 4,500 100 0 4,600 Fire and Emergency Planning Directorate 209 2 11 212 Constitutional and Community Policy Directorate 176 0 0 176 Research Development and Statistics Directorate 226 12 0 238 Planning and Finance Directorate. 167 0 0 167 Corporate Resources Directorate (in 2003/04 called Human Resources, Corporate Development Services Directorate) 652 6 2 660 Legal Advisors 33 — — 33 Communication Directorate 99 — — 99 Ministerial and Central Secretariat 77 — — 77 Prison Service Monitoring Unit 4 — — 4 HM Inspectorate of Prisons 12 — — 12 Prisons Ombudsman 15 — — 15 Total Central Home Office (excluding Agencies) 7,411 1,37.5 450 7,998.5 Home Office: agencies Prison Service 38,352 1,043 0 39,395 United Kingdom Passport Agency 1,1185 315 0 1,500 Forensic Science Service 1,284 11 0 1,295 Fire Service College 185 0 0 185 Total Home Office 48,417 1,464.5 450 50,331.5