HC Deb 21 July 1982 vol 28 cc211-7W
Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many civil servants are employed by his Department in each functional job category; in each such category, how many are of each rank; and for each rank, what are the maximum and minimum pay scales.

Mr. Newton

The staff of the Department—95,543 on 1 April 1982—carry out a wide range of functions connected with the administration of the health and social services of this country and its social security system. In

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Senior Staff
Permanent Secretary — — — — — — — — — — —
Second Permanent Secretary — — — — — — — — — — —
Deputy Secretary — — — — — — — — — — —
Under Secretary — — — — — — — — — — —
Executive Director — — — — — — — — — — —
Administrative Group
Assistant Secretary — — — — — 1 — — — — —
Senior Principal — — — — 1 — 5 1 1 3 2
Principal 253 — — — 3 5 20 4 4 9 6
Senior Executive Officer 464 4 11 2 8 18 54 15 11 30 20
Higher Executive Officer (D) — — — — — — — — — — —
Higher Executive Officer 2,486 88 70 27 43 53 183 48 43 91 86
Administration Trainee — — — — — — — — — — —
Executive Officer — 8 53 96 183 112 532 197 200 370 177
Local Officer I 15,099 868 — — — — — — — — —
Clerical Officer — 7 21 147 368 30 1,510 1,189 618 1,220 251
Local Officer II 32,167½ 368 — — 1 — — — — — —
Clerical Assistant 9,316½ 78 26 26½ 187 8 880 664 225 1,357 127
Professional and Technology Group
Directing Grades — — — — — — — — — — —
Superintending Grades — — — — — — — — — — —
PPTO — — — — — — — — — — —
PTO I — — — — — — — — — — —
PTO II — — — — — — — — — — —
PTO III — — — — — — — — — — —
PTO IV — — — — — — — — — — —
Other Grades — — — — — — — — — — —
Statistical and Research Group
Directing Grade — — — — — — — — — — —
Chief Statistician — — —— — — — — — — — —
Chief Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Principal Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Statistician — — — — — — — — — — —
Principal Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Assistant Statistician — — — — — — — — — — —
Research Officer — — — — — — — —— — — —
Assistant Statistician — — — — — — — — — — —
Economics Group
Chief Economic Adviser — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Economic Adviser — — — — — — — — — — —
Economic Adviser — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Economic Assistant — — — — — — — — — — —
Economic Assistant — — — — — — — — — — —
Scientific Group
Chief Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Principal Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Principal Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Higher Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — — — —

order to keep the following table to manageable proportions, some functions have been grouped together: for example the headquarter's health group includes staff as diverse as pharmacists working on drug safety, engineers examining faulty hospital equipment, architects concerned with hospital design, administrators who work on policy and the secretariats of the NHS Whitley committees. Pay scales for the main grades are given in the annexes to paragraph 1,050 of the Civil Service pay and conditions of service code, a copy of which is in the main Library. Pay scales for some professional staff in the health and personal social services field are linked to NHS or local authority pay scales; if my hon. Friend would care to write to me about any particular grades in which he has an interest, I shall let him have the information he seeks.

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Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Assistant Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Other — — — — — — — — — — —
Medical Group
Chief Medical Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Deputy Chief Medical Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Chief Medical Adviser — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Principal Medical Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Principal Medical Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Medical Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Medical Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Dental Group
Chief Dental Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Deputy Chief Dental Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Dental Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Dental Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Nursing Group — — — — — — — — — — —
Chief Nursing Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Principal Nursing Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Nursing Officers — — — — — — — — — — —
Social Work Services Group
Chief Social Work Services Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Deputy Director Social Work Services — — — — — — — — — — —
Assistant Director Social Work Service — — — — — — — — — — —
Principal Social Work Services Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Social Work Services Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Pharmacy Group
Directing Grades — — — — — — — — — — —
Deputy Chief Pharmacist — — — — — — — — — — —
Superintendent Pharmacist — — — — — — — — — — —
Principal Pharmacist — — — — — — — — — — —
Pharmacist PTO I — — — — — — — — — — —
Pharmacist PTO II — — — — — — — — — — —
Information Officer Group
Director Information — — — — — — — — — — —
Deputy Director Information — — — — — — — — — — —
Principal Information Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Information Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Information Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Assistant Information Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Solicitors
Solictor — — — — — — — — — — —
Principal Assistant Solicitor — — — — — — — — — — —
Assistant Solicitor — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Legal Assistant — — — — — — — — — — —
Legal Assistant — — — — — — — — — — —
Librarian
Principal Librarian — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Librarian — — — — — — — — — — —
Librarian — — — — — — — — — — —
Assistant Librarian — — — — — — — — — — —
Secretarial, Typing and Data
Data Processor Grades — — — — 2 244 641 — — 856 119
Office Services Grades 1,414 12 5 5 18 9½ 3 — — — 1
Industrials — — — 78½ — — — — — — —
Other Miscellaneous 1,522 5½ 5 392½ 13½ 40 4 — — — —
Hospital/Technical Grades — — — — — — — — — — —
Total 62,722 1,438½ 191 774½ 827½ 520½ 3,832 2,118 1,102 3,936 789

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Senior Staff
Permanent Secretary — — — — — 1 — — — — 1

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Second Permanent Secretary — — — — — 1 — — — — 1
Deputy Secretary — — — — — 7 — — — — 7
Under Secretary 3 — — 11 6 5 — — — — 25
Executive Director — — — 2 1 1 — — — — 4
Administrative Group
Assistant Secretary 8 1 1 38½ 17 27 — — — — 93½
Senior Principal 8 — — 5 6 51 1 — — — 84
Principal 52 4 6 130 62 120 2 — — — 680
Senior Executive Officer 84 5 23 64 77 328 — 1 2 1 1,222
Higher Executive Officer (D) 3 — — 12 3 17 — — — — 35
Higher Executive Officer 210 18 58 225 166 817 11 1 20 3 4,747
Administration Trainee 3 — — 14 10 2 — — — — 29
Executive Officer 374 35 91 277 116 1,192½ 22 1 69 3 4,108½
Local Officer I — — — — — — — — — — 15,967
Clerical Officer 509 24 122 403 55 1,580 56 3 398 7 8,518
Local Officer II — — — — — — — — — — 32,536½
Clerical Assistant 237½ 7 43 203½ 40 744 11 — 272 1 14,454
Professional and Technology Group
Directing Grades — — — 11 — — — — — — 11
Superintending Grades — — — 24½ — — — — — — 24½
PPTO — — — 69½ — — — — — — 69½
PTO I — — — 78 — — — — 2 — 80
PTO II — — — 53 — — — — 9 — 62
PTO III — — — 29 — — — — 45 — 74
PTO IV — — — 4 — — — — 43 — 47
Other Grades — — — 16½ — — — — 44 — 60½
Statistical and Research Group
Directing Grade — — 1 — — — — — — — 1
Chief Statistician — — 6 — — — — — — — 6
Chief Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Principal Research Officer — — 1 — — — — — — — 1
Statistician — — 22 — — — — — — — 22
Principal Research Officer — — 3 — — — — — — — 3
Senior Research Officer — — 4 — — — — — — — 4
Senior Assistant Statistician — — 5 — — — — — — — 5
Research Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Assistant Statistician — — 5 — — — — — — — 5
Economics Group
Chief Economic Adviser — — — — — 1 — — — — 1
Senior Economic Adviser — — — — — 3 — — — — 3
Economic Adviser — — — — — 10 — — — — 10
Senior Economic Assistant — — — — — 2 — — — — 2
Economic Assistant — — — — — 2 — — — — 2
Scientific Group
Chief Scientific Officer — — — — — 1 — — — — 1
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer — — — 1 — — — — — — 1
Senior Principal Scientific Officer — — — 2 — 5 — — — — 7
Principal Scientific Officer — — — 10 — 10 — — — — 20
Senior Scientific Officer — — — 8 — 8 — — — — 16
Higher Scientific Officer — — — 12 — 6 — — — — 18
Scientific Officer — — — 5 — 1 — — — — 6
Assistant Scientific Officer — — — 4 — — — — — — 4
Other — — — 1½ — — — — — — 1½
Medical Group
Chief Medical Officer — — — 1 — — — — — — 1
Deputy Chief Medical Officer — — — 4 — — — — — — 4
Chief Medical Adviser — — — — — — — — — — —
Senior Principal Medical Officer — — — 11 — — — — — — 11
Principal Medical Officer — — — 13 4 — — — — — 17
Senior Medical Officer — — — 70 32 — — — 6 — 108
Medical Officer — — — 64 118 — — — 29 — 211
Dental Group
Chief Dental Officer — — — 1 — — — — — — 1
Deputy Chief Dental Officer — — — 1 — — — — — — 1
Senior Dental Officer — — — 6 — — — — — — 6
Dental Officer — — — 28 — — — — — — 28
Nursing Group
Chief Nursing Officer — — — 1 — — — — — — 1
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer — — — 3 — — — — — — 3

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Principal Nursing Officer — — — 9 — — — — — — 9
Nursing Officers — — — 38 — — — — — — 38
Social Work Services Group
Chief Social Work Services Officer — — — 1 — — — — — — 1
Deputy Director Social Work Services — — — — — — — — — — —
Assistant Director Social Work Services — — — 2 — — — — — — 2
Principal Social Work Services Officers — — — 16 — — — — — — 16
Social Work Services Officer — — — 82½ — — — — — — 82½
Pharmacy Group
Directing Grades — — — 2 — — — — — — 2
Deputy Chief Pharmacist — — — 1 — — — — — — 1
Superintendent Pharmacist — — — 3 — — — — — — 3
Principal Pharmacist — — — 20 — — — — — — 20
Pharmacist PTO I — — — 25 — — — — — — 25
Pharmacist PTO II — — — 6½ — — — — — — 6½
Information Officer Group
Director Information — — — — — 1 — — — — 1
Deputy Director Information — — — — — 1 — — — — 1
Principal Information Officer — — — — — 5 — — — — 5
Senior Information Officer — — — — — 7 — — — — 7
Information Officer — — — — — 3 — — — — 3
Assistant Information Officer — — — — — — — — — — —
Solicitors
Solictor — — — — — 1 — — — — 1
Principal Assistant Solicitor — — — — — 3 — — — — 3
Assistant Solicitor — — — — — 11 — — — — 11
Senior Legal Assistant — — — — — 33½ — — — — 33½
Legal Assistant — — — — — 15 — — — — 15
Librarian
Principal Librarian — — — — — 1 — — — — 1
Senior Librarian — — — — — 3 — — — — 3
Librarian — — — — — 9 — — — — 9
Assistant Librarian — — — — — 8 — — — — 8
Secretarial, Typing and Data
Data Processor Grades 7 — 14 — — 2 6 — — — 1,891
Office Services Grades 28 1 9 212½ 37 1,005 41 5 31½ 1 2,838½
Industrials — — — — — 158 — 33 11 — 280½
Other Miscellaneous 8 — 1 54 6 1,803 — 7 9 — 3,871
Hospital/Technical Grades — — — — — — 2,645 177½ 59½ — 2,882
Total 1,534½ 95 415 2,390 756 8,012 2,795 228½ 1,050 16 95,543
Notes: Other Miscellaneous includes Domestic Service and Dietry Officers, Messengers, Cleaners, Telephonists, Photoprinters, Paperkeepers, Office keepers etc. Other Professional and Technical includes Ocular Technicians and miscellaneous technical staff.
*Key:
a=Social Security: Local Office.
b=Social Security: Specialist Posts.
c=Social Security: Training Centres.
d=Resettlement Units, Re-establishment Centres and Polish Home.
e=War Pensions including WP Offices.
f=Computer Centres (Payment of UB).
g=Centralised Social Security Benefits and Pensions.
h=Child Benefit.
i=Overseas Pensions and Benefits.
j=Centralised NI Contributions Work.
k=NHS Superannuation.
l=Finance.
m=Occupational Pensions Board.
n=Statistics and Research (including the Local Office Project).
o=Headquarters—Health.
p=Headquarterii—Social Security.
q=Management, Personnel and Common Services.
r=Special Hospitals.
s=Youth Treatment Centres.
t=Artificial Limb and Appliance Centres and Artificial Eye Unit.
u=Medical Practices Committee.
v=Total.

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