Promotions (Hansard, 18 November 1952)

§ Mr. Houghton
asked the Minister of Labour how many promotions from clerical officer to executive officer, excluding entrants from the limited competitions, from executive officer to higher executive officer, and from higher executive officer to senior executive officer, respectively, have been made in his Department during the four years 1948

Year Promotions to Grade 5 Promotions to Grade 4 Promotions to Grade 3

Number of promotions Percentage of candidates Number of promotions Percentage of candidates Number of promotions Percentage of candidates

per cent. per cent. per cent.

1948 … … 411 4.0 109 2.2 41 3.3

1949 … … 1 0.0 52 1.1 26 2.1

1950 … … — 0.0 42 0.9 5 0.4

1951 … … 72 0.6 61 1.4 43 3.7

1952 … … — 0.0 47 1.1 23 2.0

NOTES:

(1) Promotion to grade 5 is broadly equivalent to promotion to executive officer, to grade 4 higher executive officer, and to grade 3 senior executive officer.

(2) The number of candidates has been taken as the total number of staff in post in the appropriate grades at the beginning of each year.

§ Mr. Houghton
asked the Minister of Health how many promotions from clerical officer to executive officer, excluding entrants from the limited competitions, from executive officer to higher executive officer, and from higher executive officer to senior executive officer,

— Promotions to executive officer Promotions to higher executive officer Promotions to senior executive officer

Number promoted Ratio^* Number promoted Ratio^* Number promoted Ratio^*

1948 … … 196 14.6 69† 12.6 20† 7.6

1949 … … 33 2.2 24 3.0 13 3.6

1950 … … 30 1.6 36 4.6 8 2.2

1951‡ … … 9 0.5 17 2.1 4 1.0

1952‡ … … 1 0.1 1 0.2 1 0.4

NOTES:

^* The ratio is the percentage of promotions to the number in the grade below on 1st January in the year.

† In addition 25 audit examiners (a departmental grade) were promoted to higher executive officer and 7 junior assistant auditors were promoted to senior executive officer.

‡ The figures are not on the same basis for 1951 and 1952 as for earlier years because staff were transferred in 1951 to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.

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to 1952, inclusive; and what ratio the number of promotions made bears in each case to the number of candidates.

§ Sir W. Monckton
In the Ministry of Labour and National Service the work normally undertaken by clerical, executive, higher executive, and senior executive officers is performed by members of a special Departmental class. The information in respect of Grades 5, 4 and 3 is given in the following table:
respectively, have been made in his Department during the four years 1948 to 1952, inclusive; and what ratio the number of promotions made bears in each case to the number of candidates.

§ Mr. Iain Macleod
The information is contained in the following table:
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§ Mr. Houghton
asked the Minister of National Insurance how many promotions from clerical officer to executive officer, excluding entrants from the limited competitions, from executive officer to higher executive officer, and from higher executive officer to senior executive officer,

Year Promotion to executive officer Promotion to higher executive officer Promotion to senior executive officer

Number of promotions Percentage of candidates Number of promotions Percentage of candidates Number of promotions Percentage of candidates

1948 … … 172 3.8 103 5.1 33 4.8

1949 … … 368 3.2 241 5.8 69 5.4

1950 … … 139 1.3 85 2.0 48 3.5

1951 … … 168 1.4 45 1.1 28 2.0

1952 (to 31st October, 1952). 98 0.8 17 0.4 8 0.6

NOTE: The number of candidates has been taken as the total number of staff in post in the appropriate grades at the beginning of each year.

Year	Promotions to Grade 5	Promotions to Grade 4	Promotions to Grade 3
Number of promotions	Percentage of candidates	Number of promotions	Percentage of candidates	Number of promotions	Percentage of candidates
				per cent.		per cent.		per cent.
1948	…	…	411	4.0	109	2.2	41	3.3
1949	…	…	1	0.0	52	1.1	26	2.1
1950	…	…	—	0.0	42	0.9	5	0.4
1951	…	…	72	0.6	61	1.4	43	3.7
1952	…	…	—	0.0	47	1.1	23	2.0
NOTES:
(1) Promotion to grade 5 is broadly equivalent to promotion to executive officer, to grade 4 higher executive officer, and to grade 3 senior executive officer.
(2) The number of candidates has been taken as the total number of staff in post in the appropriate grades at the beginning of each year.

—	Promotions to executive officer	Promotions to higher executive officer	Promotions to senior executive officer
Number promoted	Ratio^*	Number promoted	Ratio^*	Number promoted	Ratio^*
1948	…	…	196	14.6	69†	12.6	20†	7.6
1949	…	…	33	2.2	24	3.0	13	3.6
1950	…	…	30	1.6	36	4.6	8	2.2
1951‡	…	…	9	0.5	17	2.1	4	1.0
1952‡	…	…	1	0.1	1	0.2	1	0.4
NOTES:
^* The ratio is the percentage of promotions to the number in the grade below on 1st January in the year.
† In addition 25 audit examiners (a departmental grade) were promoted to higher executive officer and 7 junior assistant auditors were promoted to senior executive officer.
‡ The figures are not on the same basis for 1951 and 1952 as for earlier years because staff were transferred in 1951 to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.

Year	Promotion to executive officer	Promotion to higher executive officer	Promotion to senior executive officer
Number of promotions	Percentage of candidates	Number of promotions	Percentage of candidates	Number of promotions	Percentage of candidates
1948	…	…	172	3.8	103	5.1	33	4.8
1949	…	…	368	3.2	241	5.8	69	5.4
1950	…	…	139	1.3	85	2.0	48	3.5
1951	…	…	168	1.4	45	1.1	28	2.0
1952 (to 31st October, 1952).	98	0.8	17	0.4	8	0.6
NOTE: The number of candidates has been taken as the total number of staff in post in the appropriate grades at the beginning of each year.