§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff there have been in (i) his Department and (ii) executive agencies of his Department in each year since 1992. [9666]
§ Mr. HowardThe tables set out available information for the Home Office and its executive agencies. The information for the agencies has been provided by the chief executives of the United Kingdom Passport Agency and the Fire Service College, the Director General of the Forensic Science Service and the Director General of the Prison Service. The information for the non-Prison Service Home Office gives the position as at 20 November and that for the Prison Service gives the position as at 2 December. Non-permanent staff include casuals, certain industrial staff and those staff having neither an established nor a fixed-term employment status. 725W For the purpose of producing statistics on civil service staff, fixed-term appointees are regarded as permanent staff, and are, therefore, included in the figures for permanent staff given. Information under (b) for the years prior to 1996 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Table 1: Home Office excluding agencies (a) Permanent staff (b) Non-permanent staff 1996 9,280 373 1995 9,252 — 1994 10,367 — 1993 9,378 — 1992 12,069 — The 1992 figures predate the formation of the Forensic Science Service as an executive agency: staff who formed the agency on the 1 April 1992 are therefore included in these figures.
Table 2: Forensic Science Service (a) Permanent staff (b) Non-permanent staff 1996 1,197 8 1995 725 — 1994 706 — 1993 646 — The 1996 figure includes staff joining the FSS from the Metropolitan Police Laboratory. Figures for 1993–95 are taken from MANDATE returns to Cabinet Office.
Table 3: Fire Service College (a) Permanent staff (b) Non-permanent staff 1996 179 9 1995 189 5 1994 181 5 1993 152 — Figures for 1993 are taken from MANDATE returns to Cabinet Office.
Area Male Female Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total Home Office Main 4,476 43 4,519 3,616 679 4,295 8,814 Her Majesty's Prison Service 30,219 1,052 31,271 7,058 1,425 8,483 39,754 Forensic Science Service 596 3 599 516 141 657 1,256 Fire Service College 109 1 110 79 8 87 197 United Kingdom Passport Agency 520 24 544 782 234 1,106 1,560 Total 35,920 1,123 37,043 12,051 2,487 14,628 51,581 Home Office figures are for permanent non-industrial staff.