§ Mr. Cohenasked the Prime Minister what steps are taken to ensure that Ministers have sufficient contact with the Data Protection Registrar during the design stage of major Government computer projects which process large volumes of personal data.
Civil Servants in Great Britain 1 January dates Full-time 1Part-time Total Civil Service as a percentage of 2(i) the employed labour force 3(ii) working population 1970 686,600 28,100 2.9 2.9 1971 690,100 26,200 3.0 2.9 1972 688,100 27,600 3.0 2.9 1973 679,900 25,500 2.9 2.8 1974 680,800 27,100 2.9 2.8 1975 679,500 28,800 2.9 2.8 1976 729,200 31,800 3.1 3.0 1977 730,600 31,100 3.1 3.0 1978 722,900 30,100 3.1 2.9 1979 718,400 29,600 3.0 2.9 1980 693,200 28,800 2.9 2.8 1981 681,400 27,300 2.9 2.7 1982 662,800 25,200 2.9 2.6 1983 641,200 22,700 2.9 2.5 1984 622,000 21,200 2.8 2.4 1985 608,900 21,300 2.6 2.3 1986 584,200 24,700 2.5 2.2 1987 585,700 27,500 2.5 2.2 1 Part-time staff are shown as whole units and are treated as such in the calculation of the column of percentages. The more usual practice for Civil Service manpower counts and targets is to treat them as half units. 2 Figures for the employed labour force include employees, the self-employed and members of Her Majesty's Forces but exclude the unemployed. For all years Department of Employment estimates for the previous mid-December dates have been used. 3 Figures for the working population represent the employed labour force plus the unemployed. Estimates for the previous mid-December dates have been used. Note:
Machinery of Government changes affect the comparability of figures throughout the period shown. Details are given in the 1986 and earlier editions of Civil Service Statistics, copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library.
Sources: Her Majesty's Treasury's Records; Department of Employment.