§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disablement resettlement officers were in post in April 1979 and how many at the latest date for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 28 October 1980, c. 146]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission (MSC) that precise information on the number of posts in the preceding five years is not available. Before 1 April 1980 there was a national total of 516 disablement resettlement officer (DRO) posts.
A recent examination has shown that following a redistribution between areas and a revised system for determining staffing levels, the total number of DROs was 490.
I learn from the MSC that it is now implementing further changes with a view to ensuring that there will be a total of around 520 DRO posts.