HC Deb 19 December 1986 vol 107 cc769-70W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details, in respect of Her Majesty's inspectorate in Scotland, of the average age of inspectors, the number of men and women, the average age of actual retirement, how many have received some form of award for redundancy, or premature retirement or sickness, the average amount of these awards, the size of the inspectorate by years since the Rayner report and the current pay scales.

Mr. Rifkind

The information sought on Her Majesty's schools inspectorate is as follows:

  1. 1. the average age is 49;
  2. 2. there are 101 men and 12 women;
  3. 3. over a period of 10 years, a period for which information is readily available, the average age of retirement for all reasons has been 59; the average age of retirement on age grounds has been 61;
  4. 4. over the same period 12 inspectors received premature or medical retirement awards;
  5. 5. the average amount of these 12 awards at the date of retirement was:
  • retirement pension, £7,830
  • retirement lump sum, £17,517
  • compensation lump sum (when applicable) £6,576

Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if a teacher or lecturer is entitled to have a colleague, or professional or trade union representative present when interviewed by one of Her Majesty's inspectors; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John MacKay

There is no entitlement for a teacher or lecturer to have a colleague, or professional or trade union representative present when being interviewed by one of Her Majesty's inspectors.

Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if a teacher or lecturer, who receives an apparently unfair or potentially damaging comment from one of Her Majesty's inspectors, can require that this comment be either given in writing or withdrawn in writing; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John MacKay

There is no entitlement for a teacher or lecturer to be given in writing comments of one of Her Majesty's inspectors. It is open to anyone who believes they have been unfairly treated in the course of Her

Scotland Argyll and Clyde Ayrshire and Arran Borders Dumfries and Galloway Fife Forth Valley Grampian Greater Glasgow Highland Lanarkshire Lothian Orkney Shetland Tayside Western Isles
1974 56,182 4,703 5,404 692 2,130 3,952 3,320 5,124 12,564 1,589 3,942 8,669 — 68 3,890 135
1975 54,614 3,147 4,055 618 2,255 4,668 2,844 4,424 14,640 1,207 4,153 8,318 28 152 3,979 126
1976 53,381 2,900 4,108 514 2,155 4,381 3,284 4,538 13,018 1,184 3,578 8,942 34 115 4,513 117
1977 55,387 2,896 4,608 512 2,087 4,644 3,521 4,581 13,752 1,059 4,162 8,561 35 174 4,690 105
1978 62,464 4,870 4,245 691 1,917 5,160 3,823 5,769 15,928 1,350 4,058 9,827 42 1225 4,414 145
1979 71,247 5,813 4,438 486 2,236 4,617 4,742 7,848 15,947 1,188 5,303 13,007 38 1277 5,142 165
1980 67,387 6,458 4,364 637 1,897 4,245 4,233 7,036 15,320 1,354 5,222 10,834 48 1207 5,333 199
1981 65,228 6,351 4,005 411 1,883 3,974 3,466 7,012 15,776 1,224 5,247 9,715 46 1204 5,599 315
1982 86,365 4,715 4,731 382 2,894 6,857 3,893 10,651 18,612 1,703 9,110 16,953 42 186 5,473 163

Majesty's inspectors' discharge of their duties to make representations to my right hon. and learned Friend or, in the last resort, to pursue complaints through the courts.

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