HC Deb 29 July 1982 vol 28 cc677-93W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report the total establishment and the number of civil servants in post on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October 1980, 1981 and 1982 to date for each of the following Departments: Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Civil Service, Defence, Education and Science, Employment, Energy, Environment, Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health and Social Security, Home Office, Industry, Trade, Scottish Office, Welsh Office, Northern Ireland Office, Treasury and the Paymaster General's Department.

Mr. Hayhoe

Information is not available centrally in terms of establishment, but staff-in-post figures are

Her Majesty's Treasury
Pay and Allowances Central Chief Economic Adviser Overseas Finance Domestic Economy Public Services EOG CCC CCTA CISCO RGPD Total
Senior Staff
Permanent Secretary 1 1
2nd Permanent Secretary 1 1 1 1 4
Deputy Secretary 1 1 2 2 2 8
Under Secretary 2 1 2 4 5 8 1 1 1 25
Administration Group
Assistant Secretary 6 2 7 12 14 2 3 46
Senior Principal 3 1 1 7 3 1 6 1 23
Principal 18 4 1 11 27 49 7 4 36 4 1 162
Senior Executive Officer 13 1 3 1 45 16 12 84 4 1 180
Higher Executive Officer 23 3 2 7 18 42 24½ 33 91½ 2 1 247
Executive Officer 37 13 3 8 21 40 45 113 130½ 5 7 422½
Higher Executive Officer (D) 1 4 1 3 5 1 15
Administration Trainee 1 2 4 2 2 11
Clerical Officer 30 18 3 10 34 44½ 116½ 143½ 51 15 16 481½
Clerical Assistant 13 11½ 1 4 10 14 37½ 32½ 12 2 141
Economics and Statistics Group
Chief Statistician/Senior Economic Adviser 1 4 1 1 2 1 10
Statistician/Economic Adviser 1 1 16 4 9 13½ 44½

published in the Summary Quarterly Staff Return at 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October each year. Copies for previous quarters are available in the Library. The figures for staff-in-post at 1 July 1982 in each of the departments listed are as follows:

Department Staff-in-post
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 12,326
Management and Personnel Office* 1,307
Defence 213,903
Education and Science 2,411
Employment 30,992
Energy 1,127
Environment 8,649
Transport 12,945
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 9,093
Health and Social Security 94,608
Home Office 34,650
Industry 8,171
Trade 6,743
Scottish Office 10,481
Welsh Office 2,228
Northern Ireland Office 202
Treasury 2,553
Paymaster General's Office 901
* Civil Service Department abolished wef 13 November 1981.

Overall the total number of civil servants at 1 July 1982 is 659,300, a reduction of 48,300 on the number at 1 January 1980.

Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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 such rank, what are the maximum and minimum pay scales.

Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1982, c. 181]: The numbers of civil servants, by grade and functional category employed in the Chancellor's Departments on 1 April 1982 are given in the following tables. Pay scales are given in the annexes to paragraph 1050 of the Civil Service pay and conditions of service code, a copy of which is in the main library. Pay scales for those grades not covered in the annexes are also given in the tables.

Pay and Allowances Central Chief Economic Adviser Overseas Finance Domestic Economy Public Services EOG CCC CCTA CISCO RGPD Total
Senior Assistant Statistician/Senior Economic Assistant 7 3 4 1 15
Assistant Statistician/Economic Assistant 1 3 6 10
Scientific Group
Chief Executive Officer 1 1 2
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer 1 1
Senior Principal Scientific Officer 2 1 3
Principal Scientific Officer 7 3 10
Senior Scientific Officer 1 6 3 10
Higher Scientific Officer 2 1 3
Scientific Officer 1 1
Assistant Scientific Officer 1 1
Professional and Technology Group
Directing Grades 1 1
Superintending Grades 2 2
PPTO 13 13
PTO I 40 1 41
PTO II 28 1 29
PTO III 2 2
PTO IV 1 1
Other Technical 10 10
Catering Group
Regional Catering Officer 15 15
Catering Manager I 16 16
Catering Manager II 36 36
Catering Manger III 87 87
Catering Manager IV 41 41
Chef I 6 6
Chef II 28 28
Treasury Valuers
Treasury Valuer 1 1
Deputy Treasury Valuer 1 1
Senior Assistant Valuer 8 8
Information Officer Group
Chief Information Officer (B) 1 1
Principal Information Officer 2 —. 2
Senior Information Officer 9 9
Librarian Group
Senior Librarian 1 1
Librarian 2 2
Assistant Librarian 2 2
Accountants
Chief Accountant 1 1
Senior Accountant 1 1
Programmers
Senior data programmer 1 23 23 47
Data programmer 2 50½ 54 106½
Secretarial/Typing 12 19½ 5 17 25 30 56½ 29 1 199½
Other Miscellaneous Grids 3 226 26 5 260
Industrial Grids 2 1,241 1,243
Total 160 97 51 85 181 349 541 412½ 685 1,515 44 4,090½

Inland Revenue
Policy Technical Finance Management personnel& common services Local tax offices Local collection & accounts offices Valuation Capital taxes offices Stamp Offices Other specialist offices Total
Senior Staff
Permanent Secretary 1 1
Deputy Secretary 2 1 2 1 6
Presiding Special Commissioner 1 1
Undersecretary 8 2 ½ 2 20
Controller CTO 1 1
Senior Principal Inspector 19 17 36
Chief Valuer (Scotland) 1 1
Special Commissioner 6 6
Assistant Chief Valuer 6 6
Solicitor (Scotland) 1 1
Administration Grades
Assistant Secretary 18 1 9 1 1 30
Senior Principal 1 4 1 10 2 1 1 6 26
Principal 26 11 6 44 1 4 2 2 18 114
Senior Executive Officer 6 15 16 78 3 38 14 13 60 243
Higher Executive Officer 40 58 43 212 5 57 47 185½ 647½
Administration Trainee 5 5
Executive Officer 22 35 92 305½ 1 93½ 112 294 955
Clerical Officer 19 9 200 276 138 143 214 999
Clerical Assistant 10½ 147 62 588 14,157 1,625 1,032 107½ 44 208½ 17,981½

Policy Technical Finance Management personnel& common services Local tax offices Local collection & accounts offices Valuation Capital taxes offices Stamp Offices Other specialist offices Total
Taxes Grades
Principal Inspector 4 17 62 60 143
Inspector (Senior Principal) 114½ 65 522 701½
Inspector (Principal) 1 101 70 967½ 1,139½
Inspector (Higher Grade) 4 81 17 102
Inspector (s) 23 71 267½ 361½
Inspector 111 213 3,587 3,911
Tax Officer (Higher Grade) 210½ 234 9,186½ 3,631
Tax Officer 106 93 15,659 15,858
Collection Grades
Principal Collector 1 34 5 40
Regional Collector 5 86½ 94 185½
Collector (Higher Grade) 21 175 395 591
Collector 28 133 1,880½ 2,041½
Assistant Collector 30 58 5,207½ 5,295½
Valuation Grades
1 1
6 6
Assistant Chief Valuer (Scotland) 1 1
Superintendent Valuer 31 31
1st Class Valuer 251 251
Senior Valuer/SRBS 349 349
Valuer (Main Grade)/RBS 907 907
Valuer 422 422
Mining Assistant 1 1
Cadet Valuer 165 165
Valuation Assistant 1 1
Staff Officer 6 200 206
Valuation Clerk (Higher Grade) 552½ 552½
Senior Valuation Clerk 438 438
Valuation Clerk 1,504½ 1,504½
Capital Taxes Office Grades
Deputy Controller 1 1 2
Registrar (Scotland) 1 1
Controller (Northern Ireland) 1 1
Assistant Controller 10 10
Deputy Registrar (Scotland) 1 1
Assistant Controller (Northern Ireland) 1 1
Chief Examiner 6 52 58
Actuary 1 1
Chief Examiner (Northern Ireland) 3 3
Senior Examiner 2 1 1 128 132
Examiner 2 56 58
Assistant Examiner 1 1
Stamp Grades
Controller 1 1
Inspector (Engineering) 1 1
Foreman Mechanist 1 1
Mechanist 4 4
Stamping Officer 43 43
Economics & Statistics Group
Senior Economic Adviser/Chief Statistician 1 4 5
Economic Adviser/Statistician 3 11 14
Senior Assistant Statistician 4 4
Assistant Statistician 2 2
Accountant Group
Senior Principal Accountant 1 1
Principal Accountant 2 2
Chief Accountant 13 1 14
Senior Accountant 15 15
Scientific Group
Senior Principal Scientific Officer 1 1
Senior Scientific Officer 4 4
Higher Scientific Officer 2 2
Scientific Officer 2 2
Solicitor
Assistant Solicitor 12 12
Senior Legal Assistant 31 31
Legal Assistant 9 9
Secretarial, Typing and Data Processor grades 78½ 890½ 3,756 932 671 16 1 10½ 6,362
Office Keeping Grades 8 54 271½ 222 80 24 78 46 783½
Other Miscellaneous Grades 3 116 6 12 2 2 141
Cleaners 6 259½ 21 19 ½ 1 ½ 316
Industrials 8 19 27
Total 176½ 1,105½ 575½ 4,197½ 48,796 10,258 6,634 767½ 413 1,053 73,976½

Pay scales not included in annexes to paragraph 1050 1 April 1982 scales
Grade Minimum Maximum
£ £
Taxes
Senior Principal Inspector Fixed Rate 23,436
Principal inspector 18,525 22,201
Inspector (SP) 15,723 19,927
Inspector (P) 11,912 15,948
Inspector (S) 9,671 11,969
Inspector 5,523 10,349
Tax Officer (HG) 4,262 8,166
Tax Officer 2,722 5,925
Collection
Principal Collector 11,912 15,948
Regional Collector 9,671 11,969
Collector (HG) 7,822 9,758
Collector 4,262 8,166
Assistant Collector 2,722 5,621
Valuation
Chief Valuer (Scotland) Fixed Rate 23,436
Assistant Chief Valuer Fixed Rate 23,097
Asst/Chief Valuer (Scotland) 20,767 22,201
S/Regional Building Surveyor 12,697 15,039
Regional Building Surveyor 9,671 11,628
Valuer (Range 1B) 6,291 8,240
Mining Assistant 6,291 8,240
Cadet Valuer 4,262 7,700
Valuation Assistant 5,449 6,285
Staff Officer 7,822 9,758
Valuation Clerk (HG) 6,574 7,833
Senior Valuation Clerk 5,271 6,863
Valuation Clerk 2,717 5,421
Controller of Stamps
Controller of Stamps Fixed Rate 20,243
Inspector (Engineering) 7,348 9,241
Foreman Mechanist 6,196 7,194
Mechanist 5,557 6,285
Stamping Officer 2,717 5,421
Capital Taxes Office
Controller Fixed Rate 24,077
Deputy Controller Fixed Rate 22,044
Registrar (Scotland) Fixed Rate 22,044
Controller (N. Ireland) 18,525 22,201
Assistant Controller Fixed Rate 19,897
Deputy Registrar (Scotland) Fixed Rate 19,897
Assistant Controller (N. I.) 15,723 19,927
Chief Examiner 11,912 16,076
Actuary 11,912 16,076
Chief Examiner (N. I.) 11,912 15,948
Senior Examiner 9,671 11,969
Examiner 7,822 9,758
Assistant Examiner 4,262 7,700
Special Commissioners
Presiding Special Commissioner Fixed Rate 25,806
Special Commissioner Fixed Rate 23,436

Her Majesty's Customs and Excise
Headquarters Outfield Total
Senior Staff
Permanent Secretary 1 1
Deputy Secretary 3 3
Under Secretary 8 8
Executive Director 2 2
Administration Group
Assistant Secretary 37 28 65
Senior Principal 33 54 87
Principal 147 212 359

Headquarters Outfield Total
Senior Executive Officer 230 1,112 1,342
Higher Executive Officer (D) 10 10
Higher Executive Officer 603 4,155 4,758
Executive Officer 1,132 7,662 8,794
Administration Trainee 5 5
Clerical Officer 1,447 3,979 5,426
Clerical Assistant 834½ 1,278½ 2,113
Professional and Technology Group
PTO I 1
PTO II 2 2
PTO III 4 4
PTO IV 5 5
Scientific Group
Senior Principal Scientific Officer 1 1
Principal Scientific Officer 2 2
Senior Scientific Officer 2 2
Higher Scientific Officer 3 3
Scientific Officer 1 1
Economics Group
Economic Adviser 1 1
Economic Assistant 1 1
Statistics Group
Chief Statistician 2 2
Statistician 4 4
Senior Assistant Statistician 2 2
Assistant Statistician 1 1
Information Officer Group
Principal Information Officer 1 1
Senior Information Officer 2 2
Information Officer 3 3
Solicitors
Assistant Solicitor 13 13
Senior Legal Assistant 48 48
Legal Assistant 16 16
Secretarial Group
Senior Personal Secretary 9 9
Personal Secretary 58 27 85
Chief Superintendent of Typists 2 2
Senior Superintendent of Typists 8 8
Superintendent of Typists 3 12 15
Specialist Typist 21½ 21½
Typist 68 298 366
Messenger and Paperkeeper Grades
Chief Paperkeeper 1 1
Senior Paperkeeper 12 6 18
Paperkeeper 58 56 114
Senior Messenger 25 15 40
Messenger 121 224½ 345½
Data Processing Group
Senior Data Processor 51 12 63
Data Processor 363 148 511
Office Keeper Grades
Office Keeper I 2 2
Office Keeper II 3 2 5
Stores Officer Grades
Stores Supervisor D 2 2
Photoprinting Grades
Chief Photoprinter 1 1
Assistant Chief Photoprinter 4 4
Photoprinter I 18 18

Headquarters Outfield Total
Photoprinter II 24 1 25
Teleprinter Operator Class
Teleprinter Operator 8 1 9
Photographer Class
Principal Photographer 1 1
Senior Photographer 2 2
Photographer 1 1
Cleaner 11½ 159½ 171
Government Telephone Operator 5 58½ 63½
Revenue Assistants* 4 1,074 1,078

Department for National Savings
HQ Administration Management Personnel and Common Services Savings Bank Savings Bonds and Stock Savings Certificates and Save As You Earn Total
Senior Staff
Deputy Secretary 1 1
Under Secretary 1 1
Administration Group
Assistant Secretary 2 2 1 1 1 7
Senior Principal 1 1 1 3
Principal 5 9 5 5 5 29
Senior Executive Officer 7 49 20 20 3 99
Higher Executive Officer 17 57 68 67 64 273
Executive Officer 7 130 243 241 213 834
Clerical Officer 14 187 1,148 1,038 910 3,288
Clerical Assistant 54½ 1,051 1,178 889 3,180
Information Officer Group
Chief Information Officer (A) 1 1
Principal Information Officer 4 4
Senior Information Officer 2 2
Information Officer 3 3
Statistician Group
Statistician 1 1
Professional and Technology Group
Graphics Officer I 1 1
Graphics Officer II 2 2
Graphics Officer III 2 2
Graphics Officer IV 1 1
Secretarial, Typing and Data
Processor Grades 1 148 338 361 148 996
Office Service Grades 298 298
Other Miscellaneous Grades 4 4
Industrial Grades 111 111
TOTAL 79½ 1,049½ 2,875 2,912 2,225 9,141

HMSO
Print Procurement Publishing Production Supply Central and Common Services Total
Senior Staff
Deputy Secretary 1 1
Executive Director (Middle Band) 3 3

Headquarters Outfield Total
Other Miscellaneous Grades 86 36 122
TOTAL 5,565½ 20,627½ 26,193
* The maximum and minimum of the pay scales for Revenue Assistants, with effect form 1 April 1982, are £4,612 and £4,165 respectively.

Note: Many staff in the Department perform a multiplicity of tasks. On the last available analysis some 36 per cent. of the Department's staff effort was deployed on the collection and administration of VAT and Car Tax, 12 per cent. on revenue duties, 19 per cent. on customs duties and associated work, 16 per cent. on preventive and fraud work and 17 per cent. on general administration, e.g. accounting, personnel and common services.

Print Procurement Publishing Production Supply Central and Common Services Total
Administration Group
Assistant Secretary 1 1 1 1 1 5
Senior Principal 3 1 4
Principal 3 1 4 11 19
Senior Executive Officer 1 9 4 8 18 40
Higher Executive Officer 19 6 23 50 98
Executive Officer 5 45 23 52 67 192
Clerical Officer 30 120 107½ 139½ 144 541
Clerical Assistant 22½ 50½ 23½ 41 42 179½
Technical Group
Senior Principal (T) 2 2
Principal (T) 3 1 5 3 12
Senior Executive Officer (T) 1 20 ½ 8 34
Higher Technical Officer 24 6 23 18 71
Technical Officer 69 13 31 25 138
Printing Officer 129 36 20 185
Accountants Group
Director of Accounts 1 1
Chief Accountant 1 1 1 2 5
Senior Accountant 1 1 2 1 4 9
Accountant 1 5 6
Information Officer Group
Senior Information Officer 2 2
Information Officer 1 1
Assistant Information Officer 2 2
Science Group
Higher Scientific Officer 1 1
Assistant Scientific Officer 1 1
Laboratory Attendant 3 3
Librarian Group
Librarian 1 1
Professional and Technology Group
PPTO 1 1 2
PTO I 1 1 4 6
PTO II 1 1
Secretarial, Typing and Data Processor Grades 1 29½ 376 2 91½ 500
Messengerial Grades etc. 8 23½ 3 12 88½ 135
Stores Officers
SOG A 1 1 2
SOG B 1 4 1 6
SOG C 7 1 15 23
SOG D 9 44½ 1 61
Book-Selling Grades
Book-Shop Manager 1 1
Chief Book-Seller 5 5
Book-Seller 12 12
Assistant Book-Seller 30 30
Works Overseers
WO II 17 1 18
WO III 1 53 1 55
WO IV 38 38
Office Machinery Technical Service
Assistant Manager 1 1
Senior Foreman 4 4
Foreman 9 9
Miscellaneous Grades 1 5 2 41 49

Print Procurement Publishing Production Supply Central and Common Services Total
Industrial Grades 345 1,612 703½ 16 2,676½
Total 302 745½ 2,404½ 1,070 669 5,191

Pay Scales not included in Annexes to Paragraph 1050
Technical Officer £6,665 – £8,027
Printing Officer 6,196 – 7,194
Chief Book-Seller 8,225 – 10,491
Book-Seller 6,981 – 8,343

Royal Mint
Management Personnel and Common Services (including London Office) Procurement Marketing and Sales (including London Office) Production Finance Total
Non-Industrials
Senior Staff
Under Secretary 1 1
Admin Group
Senior Principal 2 2
Principal 2 1 3
Senior Executive Officer 2 4 1 3 10
Higher Executive Officer 5 3 1 8 17
Executive Officer 10 9 3 16 38
Clerical Officer 21 21 11 51 104
Clerical Assistant 7 17 6 5 35
Professional and Technology Group
Director Grade B 1 1 1
Superintendent Grade 1 1
PPTO 2 2
PTO I 7 7
proa 1 1 12 14
PTO III 32 32
PTO IV 39 39
Scientific Group
Principal Scientific Officer 1 1 2
Senior Scientific Officer 1 2
Higher Scientific Officer 3 3
Scientific Officer 9 9
Assistant Scientific Officer 4 4
Secretarial Category
Personal Secretary 2 1 3
Superintendent of Typists 1 1
Specialist Typist 3 3
Typist 2 2
Stores Officer Grades
Stores Officer Grade 'C' 1 1
Stores Officer Grade 'D' 1 1
Process and General Supervisory Grade
P & G S D 1 6 7
Messengerial Grades
Senior Messenger 2 2
Messenger 5 5
Photographic Grades
Senior Photographer 1 1
Assistant Photographer 1 1
Data Processor Grades
Senior Data Processor 1 1
Others

Assistant Book-Seller 6,028 - 7,308
Works Overseer 11 8,123 - 9,241
Works Overseer III 7,093 - 8,240
Works Overseer IV 6,196 - 7,217

Management Personnel and Common Services (including London Office) Procurement Marketing and Sales (including London Office) Production Finance Total
Car driver 2 2
Cleaner 6 6
Non PO Telephonist 2 2
Departmental Grades
Chief Engraver 1 1
Engraver II 1 6 7
Student Engraver 1 1
NHS Grades
Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse 2 2
Totals 86 57 147 85 375
Industrials (incl 9 CISCO) 28 7 754 2 791
114 64 901 87 1,166

Pay Scales not included in Annexes to paragraph 1050

Chief Engraver: £11,464 to £13,588

Engraver II: £7,850 to £10,359

Student Engraver is set out in Annex 26 under 'O' level trainee

Central Office of Information Number of Permanent Staff in Post I April 1982
Home Publicity Overseas Publicity Management Personnel and Common Services Finance and Accounts Total
Senior Staff
Director General 1 1
Controller 1 1 2
Administration Group
Assistant Secretary 1 1 2
Senior Principal 1 1
Principal ½ 3 2 7
Senior Executive Officer 1 3 11 4 19
Higher Executive Officer 11 3 25
Clerical Officer 45½ 80 45 11 181½
Clerical Assistant 16 18 10 1 45
Information Group
Chief Information Officer A 1 6
Chief Information Officer B 9 3 12
Principle Information Officer 15½ 18½ 34
Senior Information Officer 57½ 55½ 113
Information Officer 91 140 1 232
Assistant Information Officer 21 47 68
Executive Officer 12½ 15 7 44
Secretarial Group
Chief Superintendent 1 1
Senior Superintendent 1 4 5
Superintendent
Senior Personal Secretary 1 1
Personal Secretary 4 3 2 1 10
Specialist Typist 4 1 10½ 15½
Typist 10 7 22½ 39½
Officer Keeper, Security, Paperkeeper and Messenger Groups
Office Keeper II 1 1
Senior Messenger 6 6
Messenger 22 22
Security Officer IV 3 3
Security Officer V 11 11
Senior Paperkeeper 10 10

Home Publicity Overseas Publicity Management Personnel and Common Services Finance and Accounts Total
Paperkeeper 2 18 20
Senior Porter/Messenger 1 1
Porter/Messenger 4 4
Photographer Grades
Chief Photographer 1 1
Principal Photographer 1 1
Senior Photographer 2 2 4
Photographer 4 4 8
Assistant Photographer 1 1
Other Miscellaneous and Industrial Grades
13 19 30 62
Total 312½ 430 247 30 1,019½