Staff Levels, London Boroughs (Hansard, 9 January 1996)

§ Mr. Dunn
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which London boroughs have not yet submitted returns on staffing levels. [7937]

§ Sir Paul Beresford
The annual joint staffing watch survey collects information on staffing levels in local authorities in June of each year. The following authorities have not made returns in respect of June 1995 staff numbers:

Bexley

Brent

Camden

Hackney

Hammersmith and Fulham

Haringey

Havering

Hillingdon

Southwark

Tower Hamlets.

§ Mr. Dunn
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many full-time equivalent employees there are(a) in total and (b) per head of population in the service of each London borough. [7940]

§ Sir Paul Beresford
The available information is as follows. The levels of employment in individual authorities are not directly comparable because of variations in, for example, population structure and social characteristics, the extent of the use of private firms and contractors and the level of work undertaken for other authorities and public bodies on an agency basis.
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Staff at June 1995

Equivalents whole time Staff per thousand Population

City of London 3,112 598.5

Camden ¹— ¹—

Greenwich 9,089 42.8

Hackney ¹— ¹—

Hammersmith and ¹— ¹—

Fulham

Islington 7,228 41.3

Kensington and 3,745 24.7

Chelsea

Lambeth 9,983 38.3

Lewisham 8,557 35.3

Southwark ¹— ¹—

Tower Hamlets ¹— ¹—

Wandsworth 5,684 21.3

Westminster 5,698 30

Barking and 5,614 36.2

Dagenham

Barnet 7,276 23.6

Bexley ¹— ¹—

Brent ¹— ¹—

Bromley 4,418 15.1

Croydon 7,426 22.7

Ealing 6,213 21.4

Enfield 5,997 23.1

Haringey ¹— ¹—

Harrow 4,703 22.4

Havering ¹— ¹—

Hillingdon ¹— ¹—

Hounslow 6,653 32.8

Kingston-upon-Thames 3,083 22.3

Merton 4,003 22.6

Newham 8,727 38.5

Redbridge 6,220 27.6

Richmond-upon-Thames 4,040 23.5

Sutton 3,712 21.4

Waltham Forest 6,959 31.4

Note
¹Data not available.
Source:
Joint Staffing Watch, June 1995. Figures are for staff in general services, ie excluding law and order services.

	Staff at June 1995
	Equivalents whole time	Staff per thousand Population
City of London	3,112	598.5
Camden	¹—	¹—
Greenwich	9,089	42.8
Hackney	¹—	¹—
Hammersmith and	¹—	¹—
Fulham
Islington	7,228	41.3
Kensington and	3,745	24.7
Chelsea
Lambeth	9,983	38.3
Lewisham	8,557	35.3
Southwark	¹—	¹—
Tower Hamlets	¹—	¹—
Wandsworth	5,684	21.3
Westminster	5,698	30
Barking and	5,614	36.2
Dagenham
Barnet	7,276	23.6
Bexley	¹—	¹—
Brent	¹—	¹—
Bromley	4,418	15.1
Croydon	7,426	22.7
Ealing	6,213	21.4
Enfield	5,997	23.1
Haringey	¹—	¹—
Harrow	4,703	22.4
Havering	¹—	¹—
Hillingdon	¹—	¹—
Hounslow	6,653	32.8
Kingston-upon-Thames	3,083	22.3
Merton	4,003	22.6
Newham	8,727	38.5
Redbridge	6,220	27.6
Richmond-upon-Thames	4,040	23.5
Sutton	3,712	21.4
Waltham Forest	6,959	31.4