HC Deb 19 June 1986 vol 99 cc587-8W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what has been the establishment staff number for his Department's offices in Walthamstow, Brighton and Leicester, respectively, in each year since 1979; what has been the average number of vacancies per year; and how many days have been lost each year for illness and sick leave;

(2) how many staff have been employed in his Department's offices in Walthamstow, Leicester and Brighton, respectively, in each year since 1979; and what has been the average caseload for each member of staff.

Mr. Major

Information on average case loads is not available and some other information is not available in the precise form requested. Information that is available for each office is as follows:

Complement* Vacancies at 1 June† Man years sick leave‡ Staff in post 1 June
Walthamstow ILO 1979–80 N/A N/A
N / A
147
1980–81 N/A N/A N/A 159
1981–82 N/A N/A 7.84 158
1982–83 152 N/A 8.21 159
1983–84 145 5 9.26 145
1984–85 145 2 8.92 146–5
1985–86 142 2 9.11 151.5
1986–87 153 1 1.55 158.5
Brighton ILO
No information is available for 1979–82.
1983–84 180 0 11.77 214
1984–85 186 4 9.32 195
1985–86 201 1 10.07 203
1986–87 214 0 2.81 206
Leicester (Burleys Way) ILO
1979–80 105 N/A N/A N/A
1980–81 103 N/A 3.40 N/A
1981–82 107 N/A 5.62 N/A
1982–83 109 N/A 4.47 N/A
1983–84 93 0 4.52 N/A
1984–85 95 0 4.13 101
1985–86 100 0 3.59 103
1986–87 110 3.5 0.57 107.5
Leicester (Lower Hill St.) ILO
1979–80 153 N/A N/A N/A
1980–81 155 N/A 7.40 N/A
1981–82 156 N/A 6.35 N/A
1982–83 156 N/A 5.85 N/A
1983–84 139 0 5.35 N/A
1984–85 143 0 6.97 149
1985–86 148 0.5 7.57 152
1986–87 161 4 1.78 157
Leicesler (Norton St.)
ILO
1979–80 188 n/a n/a n/a
1980–81 188 n/a 5.26 n/a
1981–82 191 n/a 8.15 n/a
1982–83 190 n/a 5.98 n/a
1983–84 169 0 4.14 n/a

Complement* Vacancies at 1 June† Man years sick leave‡ Staff in post 1 June
1984–85 183 0 5.57 178
1985–86 199 0 6.42 196.5
1986–87 220 9 2.22 202
Leicester (Yeoman St.)
ILO 1979–80 175 n/a
n / a
1980–81 188 n/a 5.67 n/a
1981–82 178 n/a 5.46 n/a
1982–83 191 n/a 5.35 n/a
1983–84 163 0 5.66 n/a
1984–85 171 0 5.78 171
1985–86 181 1 7.14 179
1986–87 202 7.5 1.21 188

Notes:

* 1986–87 figure is intended staff allocation for 1 July. Complement for the Leicester offices is a yearly average: for the other offices it is the complement following annual re-complementing.

† Vacancies arc against complements in particular grades.

‡ 1986–87 figure is for the period 9 April to 3 June.

Abbreviations: ILO—Integrated local office; n/a—Not available.

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