§ Mr. TrotterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what are the current shortages of staff as against: entitlement in the Inland Revenue for each grade in(a) London and (b) the south-east;
(2) what is the current rate of turnover of staff in each grade of the Inland Revenue in (a) London and (b) the south-east;
(3) what is the establishment in each grade of the Inland Revenue; how many are in post in each grade; and what is the pay scale for each grade.
§ 4. Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 21 February 1989]: The information, in relation to the main grades, is as follows:
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Per cent. Annual Resignation London Per cent. Annual Resignation South East Shortfall ( - ) or Surplus ( ) of staff in London Shortfall ( - ) or Surplus ( ) of staff in South East Complement National Staff in post National Pay Scales £ Tax Office Grades Inspector (Fully Trained) 11.4 7.3 -63 -32 2,536 2,320 8,460–33,819 Inspector (General Group) 4.2 4.4 -99 -66 5,324 4,940 8,458–27,087 Technical Trainee 16.4 7.5 70 70 450 900 8,460–14,595 Tax Officer (Higher Grade) -41 -42 9,982 9,960 6,543–11,688 Tax Officer 12.8 12.9 76 166 14,082 14,520 4,160–8,737 Revenue Assistant 20.9 20.3 -99 -107 11,502 11,062 3,633–6,679 Others 12.1 11.9 -23 5 2,805 2,951 — Total 13.9 12.3 -179 -6 46,681 46,653 — Collection Office Grades Collector (Higher Grade) and above 1.4 1.6 -8 -1 888 873 10,788–30,357 Collector 12.3 1.7 -55 3 2,337 2,232 6,453–11,688 Assistant Collector 22.5 10.9 49 58 3,844 4,189 4,019–8,737 Revenue Assistant 27.7 26.1 -74 -78 1,598 1,233 3,633–6,679 Others 17.9 12.2 -10 -5 545 498 — Total 17.0 9.2 -98 -23 9,212 9,025 — Valuation Office Grades Professional Staff 15.1 10.1 -86 -21 2,209 1,991 4,835–33,819 Valuation Technician and above 4.4 2.9 -30 -11 1,447 1,362 6,242–16,860 Valuation Clerk 17.7 21.8 10 -5 1,358 1,333 4,019–8,182 Revenue Assistant 26.9 46.4 -12 -1 1,064 1,004 3,633–6,242 Others 17.0 4.0 3 2 456 477 — Total 14.5 16.4 -115 -36 6,534 6,167 — Administration Group Grades Higher Executive Officer and above 4.9 2.5 -20 -6 1,677 1,641 10,434–33,819 Executive Officer 7.1 6.4 -20 -10 1,391 1,351 6,134–10,755 Administrative Officer 9.2 6.1 -5 -2 915 907 3,873–7,555 Administrative Assistant 22.4 29.8 -2 3 590 596 3,523–6,081 Others 12.5 12.1 -5 -3 990 980 — Total 8.4 8.8 -52 -18 5,563 5,475 — Departmental Total 13.6 11.6 -444 -83 67,990 67,320 — Notes
Columns 1–4 "London" and "South East" in these four columns refer to the Inland Revenue's four London regions and south east region rspectively.
Columns 1–2 These columns give annualised resignation rates based on actual resignations during the nine months April-December 1988 inclusive. The annualised rates have been reached by simple extrapolation. Final outturn figures for the year ending 31 March 1988 are likely to differ, at least at the margin.
Columns 3–6 These columns show the position at 1 January 1989.
Column 7 This column shows the current minimum and maximum points of the relevant national pay scales. It excludes London weighting (currently £1,750 inner London, £1,000 intermediate area and £725 outer London) and local pay additions of £600 payable to certain grades (up to EO and equivalent levels), primarily in specific locations on the London periphery but outside the London weighting areas. It also excludes, where applicable, further payments attainable for sustained high performance. The pay ranges shown for the more senior grades in each group exclude pay ranges applicable to the senior open structure (grades 1, 2 and 3).
5. The figures in columns 1–6 refer to permanant staff. In addition, at 1 January 1989 the Department employed some 1,300 casual staff, of whom about 350 were in the London regions and 250 in south east region. These to some extent offset shortages of permanent staff.