HC Deb 16 December 1971 vol 828 c180W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the year in which unemployment review officers were first appointed and the number of unemployment review officers operating in each subsequent year.

Mr. Dean

Unemployment review officers were first appointed on 11th January, 1961. The following table shows the number of officers in post at that date and on 1st December each year from 1961 to 1971.

11th January, 1961 10
1st December, 1961 22
1st December, 1962 46
1st December, 1963 47
1st December, 1964 48
1st December, 1965 48
1st December, 1966 51
1st December, 1967 53
1st December, 1968 57
1st December, 1969 61
1st December, 1970 115
1st December, 1971 117