§ Mr. Fatchett asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give separately for the six metropolitan county councils and for the Greater London council, the number of civil servants working in his Department on duties associated with the implementation of the Local Government Act 1985, listing in each case the numbers and ranks of officers and the estimated cost per year of each group.
§ Mr. HurdNo staff are presently engaged exclusively on such work. The total estimated staff time devoted to reorganisation in all seven areas is:
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Grade Total staff input at each grade devoted to this work Grade 3 0.2 Grade 4 less than 0.1 Grade 5 1.0
Grade Total staff input at each grade devoted to this work Senior legal assistant less than 0.1 Principal (and related specialists) 3.4 SEO (and equivalents) 1.4 Junior administrators (HEO/HEO(D)/EO/AT) 3.4 Clerical grades (CO/CA) 0.3 The estimated annual cost is £213,000. About £13,300 can be attributed to work on Greater London but it is not possible to provide any further breakdown by area. The figures do not include members of Home Office inspectorates who are consulted on reorganisation preparations.