§ Mr. GallieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are(a) the numbers employed in the education directorate of each of the new councils, (b) the numbers of schools for which each is responsible and (c) the ratio for each council of the numbers so employed to the number of schools for which it is responsible. [20383]
§ Mr. KynochThe information at present available is shown in the table. I am asking my officials to update these figures as soon as councils have finalised their staffing structures.
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New Scottish Councils: numbers employed in educational directorates and numbers of schools Officers1 Schools2 Ratio Aberdeen 16 95 1:6 Aberdeenshire 31 196 1:6 Angus 11 65 1:6 Borders 32 82 1:2.5 Clackmannan 8 29 1:3.5 Dumfries and Galloway 19 134 1:7 Dundee 14 65 1:4.5 East Lothian 21 48 1:2.2 East Renfrewshire 11 36 1:3 Edinburgh 63 158 1:2.5 Falkirk 17 67 1:4 Fife 45 192 1:4.2 Midlothian 10 51 1:5 Moray 16 64 1:4 Perth and Kinross 14 92 1:6.5 Renfrewshire 14 88 1:6
New Scottish Councils: numbers employed in educational directorates and numbers of schools Officers1 Schools2 Ratio South Ayrshire 17 65 1:4 West Lothian 41 92 1:2.2 1 Officers comprise Director (Tier 1), Deputy/Assisted Director (Tier 2), Education Officer/Operations Manager (Tier 3) and Adviser/Quality Assessor/Development Officer (Tier 4). 2 Schools comprise secondary schools, primary schools special schools nursery schools. 1. Information from the following eleven councils is awaited: Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, Highlands, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire.
New councils—special responsibility allowances (SRAs) and numbers of administrative staff earning in excess of £42,000 Council Number of councillors Number of SRAs Cost Cost per councillor Number of staff earning in excess of £42,000 Aberdeen 50 28 251,095 5,022 17 Aberdeenshire1 47 9 84,565 1,799 19 Angus 26 25 184,800 7,108 28 Argyll and Bute 33 15 125,450 3,802 13 Scottish Borders 58 19 118,700 2,047 13 Clackmannan 12 10 75,660 6,305 14 Dumfries and Galloway 70 36 244,837 3,497 39 Dundee 36 24 200,000 5,556 32 East Ayrshire 30 17 143,500 4,783 27 East Dunbartonshire 26 16 161,000 6,192 24 East Lothian 18 16 138,500 7,694 11 East Renfrewshire 20 14 113,125 5,656 23 Edinburgh 58 55 405,450 6,991 54 Falkirk 36 25 231,275 6,424 35 Fife 92 50 395,200 4,296 74 Glasgow 83 58 396,500 4,777 65 Highlands 72 54 253,794 3,525 24 Inverclyde 20 15 196,950 9,847 18 Midlothian 15 14 125,625 8,375 11 Moray 18 15 159,375 8,854 8 North Ayrshire 29 27 242,874 8,096 21 North Lanarkshire 69 30 264,800 3,838 38 Perth and Kinross 32 22 201,000 6,300 16 Renfrewshire 40 17 126,209 3,155 29 South Ayrshire 25 18 161,700 6,468 24 South Lanarkshire 73 49 419,760 5,672 43 Stirling 22 22 135,625 6,165 12 West Dunbartonshire 22 12 120,250 5,466 13 West Lothian 27 22 250,125 9,264 19 1 Subject to further revision to reflect proposed area structures.