HC Deb 15 March 1995 vol 256 c571W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many employees in (i) his Department and (ii) all executive agencies supervised by his Department have been employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks

Casual staff employed in the Home Office and its Agencies on 13 March 1995
Grade SGB 2 Admin. assts. Admin. officers Exec. officers Other grade(s) Total staff
Number of casuals Percentage of grade Number of casuals Percentage of grade Number of casuals Percentage of grade Number of grade Percentage of grade Number of casuals Percentage of grade Number of casulas Percentage of grade
Home Office 20 5.6 74 8.9 13 1 2 0.2 13 3.4 122 1.4
UK passport Agency 18 22.5 287 44.7 nil nil nil nil 2 9.5 307 19.6
Fire Service College nil nil 1 10 2 6.5 1 7.7 1 100 5 2.6
Forensic Science Service 1 2.5 5 12.5 1 3.3 2 15.4 1 1.7 10 14

The Prison Service does not maintain a central record of casual appointments, some of which are made locally in establishments.