§
Mr. Howard
[holding answer 20 June 1996]: The Directors General of Her Majesty's Prison Service and of the Forensic Science Service and the chief executives of the United Kingdom Passport Agency and the Fire Service College have advised me that the information requested is as follows:
| HM Prison Service |
| Grade |
Number of staff |
Number of female staff |
| Director general |
1 |
— |
| Director (formerly grade 3)1 |
7 |
— |
| (formerly) grade 4 |
1 |
— |
| Principal medical officer2 |
10 |
2 |
| (formerly) grade 5 |
7 |
1 |
| Senior medical officer3 |
44 |
6 |
| Assistant director |
21 |
— |
| Grade 6 |
25 |
6 |
| Grade 7 |
166 |
21 |
| Governor 1 |
29 |
3 |
| Governor 2 |
73 |
6 |
| Governor 3 |
134 |
16 |
| Governor 44 |
339 |
44 |
| Governor 54 |
496 |
48 |
| Principal Officer4 |
1,317 |
49 |
| Senior Officer4 |
3,570 |
186 |
| Officer4 |
19,760 |
2,190 |
| Temporary Officer |
3 |
3 |
| Auxiliary Officer |
2,011 |
441 |
| Night Patrol |
987 |
92 |
| Chaplains |
267 |
39 |
| Nursing grades |
670 |
508 |
| Psychological grades |
212 |
144 |
| Farm management grades |
90 |
1 |
| Full time medical officer grades |
107 |
11 |
| Part time medical officer grades |
95 |
4 |
| Senior professional and technical officer |
89 |
3 |
| Higher professional and technical officer |
120 |
4 |
| Professional and technical officer |
66 |
7 |
| Senior instructional officer |
2 |
— |
| Higher instructional officer |
25 |
2 |
| Instructional officer |
1,138 |
177 |
| Senior executive officer |
110 |
27 |
| Higher executive officer |
303 |
123 |
| Executive officer |
657 |
410 |
| Administrative officer |
2,146 |
1,640 |
| Administrative assistant |
800 |
610 |
| Storeperson |
610 |
34 |
| Typing grades (inc personal secretaries) |
635 |
632 |
| Pharmacy grades |
70 |
49 |
| Support bands 1 and 2 |
272 |
238 |
| Librarian |
1 |
1 |
| Regional catering management |
9 |
2 |
| Industrials |
2,977 |
216 |
| Information officers |
9 |
3 |
| Total |
40,481 |
7,963 |
| 1 With effect from 1 April 1996, former civil service grades 1 to 5 were subsumed into the senior civil service. |
| 2 Formerly grade 4 equivalent. |
| 3 Formerly grade 5 equivalent. |
| 4 Includes specialist grades: works, hospital, physical education, etcetera. |
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| Forensic science service |
| Grades |
Number of staff |
Number of female staff |
| Senior civil service |
13 |
1 |
| Grade 6 |
9 |
— |
| Grade 7 |
25 |
3 |
| A3 senior forensic scientist |
15 |
2 |
| A2 senior forensic scientist |
50 |
3 |
| A1 senior forensic scientist |
121 |
31 |
| H2 forensic scientist |
100 |
50 |
| B1 forensic scientist |
55 |
26 |
| C2 assistant forensic scientist |
142 |
103 |
| C1 assistant forensic scientist |
136 |
93 |
| Senior scientific officer |
79 |
13 |
| Higher scientific officer |
99 |
53 |
| Scientific officer |
36 |
26 |
| Assistant scientific officer |
20 |
12 |
| Senior executive officer |
3 |
—- |
| Higher executive officer |
5 |
3 |
| Executive officer |
18 |
10 |
| Administrative officer |
55 |
44 |
| Administrative assistant |
64 |
51 |
| Personal secretary |
13 |
13 |
| Typist |
37 |
37 |
| Support grade band 2 |
48 |
33 |
| Support grade band 1 |
6 |
2 |
| Senior photographic officer |
1 |
— |
| Higher photographic officer |
3 |
1 |
| Photographic officer |
5 |
3 |
| Laboratory attendant |
12 |
6 |
| Graphics officer |
1 |
— |
| Stores officer |
1 |
— |
| Total |
1,162 |
619 |
| 1Formerly one grade 3 post (female) and two grade 5 posts. |
| United Kingdom passport agency |
| Grades |
Number of staff |
Number of female staff |
| Senior civil service |
11 |
— |
| Grade 6 |
2 |
— |
| Grade 7 |
10 |
— |
| Senior executive officer |
13 |
4 |
| Higher executive officer |
56 |
26 |
| Executive officer |
176 |
119 |
| Administrative officer |
646 |
437 |
| Administrative assistant |
444 |
292 |
| Senior personal secretary |
1 |
1 |
| Personal secretary |
7 |
7 |
| Typing manager |
2 |
2 |
| Typist |
22 |
22 |
| Support grade band 1 |
13 |
4 |
| Support grade band 2 |
64 |
25 |
| Total |
1,457 |
939 |
| 1Formerly a grade 5 post. |
| Fire service college |
| Grades |
Number of staff |
Number of female staff |
| Senior civil service |
11.0 |
— |
| Grade 6 |
1.0 |
— |
| Grade 7 |
2.0 |
— |
| Senor executive officer |
4.0 |
1.0 |
| Higher executive officer |
5.0 |
3.0 |
| Executive officer |
16.0 |
13.0 |
| Administrative officer |
24.5 |
19.5 |
| Administrative assistant |
11.0 |
9.0 |
| Commandant |
1.0 |
— |
| Assistant chief officer |
1.0 |
— |
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| Fire service college |
| Grades |
Number of staff |
Number of female staff |
| Divisional officer I |
3.0 |
— |
| Divisional officer II |
4.0 |
— |
| Assistant divisional officer |
2.0 |
— |
| Station officer |
3.0 |
— |
| Lecturer |
18.0 |
4.0 |
| Senior lecturer |
1.0 |
— |
| Principal lecturer |
3.0 |
— |
| Librarian |
1.0 |
— |
| Assistant librarian |
4.0 |
— |
| Senior personal secretary |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Personal secretary |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| Higher professional and technical officer |
1.0 |
— |
| Professional and technical officer |
2.0 |
— |
| Technical grade I |
1.0 |
— |
| Technical grade II |
5.0 |
2.0 |
| Graphics officer |
2.0 |
1.0 |
| Support grade II |
3.0 |
2.0 |
| Typist |
4.0 |
4.0 |
| Senior information officer |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Higher information officer |
1.0 |
— |
| Information officer |
2.0 |
— |
| Nurse grade G |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Nursery manager |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Deputy nursery manager |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Nursery assistant |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Head of department 6 |
1.0 |
— |
| Head of department 5 |
1.0 |
— |
| Head of department 3.0 |
1.0 |
— |
| Industrial staff |
39.5 |
— |
| Fireground supervisor |
1.0 |
— |
| Stores officer grade D |
1.0 |
— |
| Total |
180.0 |
67.5 |