§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many persons employed as civil servants in June, 1970, 214W are currently doing similar work but are no longer regarded as civil servants.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerSince June, 1970, the following legislative changes have affected the numbers of staff counted as civil servants:
Reductions
Civil Aviation Act, 1971—about 7,000 staff have been transferred to the Civil Aviation Authority from the Department of Trade and Industry.
Superannuation Act, 1972—removed the need for about 4,000 staff, mainly in the Trustee Museums and Galleries, to be deemed to be civil servants for superannuation purposes.
Increase
Courts Act, 1971—about 2,000 posts have been transferred from local authorities to the Unified Courts Service.
In addition, as stated in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Dorking (Sir G. Sinclair) on 9th November, 1971, about 800 staff, including some holding judicial posts and the staffs of the Exchequer and Audit Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, are now excluded from the quarterly announcements of Civil Service manpower.