§ Mr. WattsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information on recruitment his Department is required to publish; and if he will make this information available for the Home Office for 1996.[21619]
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§ Mr. StrawThe Civil Service Order in Council 1995 authorises the Civil Service Commissioners to require Departments and agencies to publish summary information about their recruitment and the use of permitted exceptions to the principles of fair and open competition and selection on merit.
The number of staff recruited to the central Home Office, including outstations, during 1996 is shown in the following tables. There were two permitted exceptions to fair and open competition and selection on merit in 1996 and this information was published in the Home Office Annual Report 1997.
Central Home Office (including the Immigration and Nationality Department) Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed Senior Civil Service1 3 0 0 0 Non-industrial grades 388 211 68 14 Industrial grades 3 1 2— 0 1All recruitment to the Senior Civil Service throughout the Home Office is carried out by the Central Personnel Management Unit. 2Below five.
Prison Service1 Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed Non-industrial grades 2,246 915 94 7 Industrial grades 191 38 2— 1 2 As the Prison Service is in the process of transferring over to a new computerised personnel system, there may be inacccuracies in the information provided. 2 Below 5.
Passport Agency Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed Non-industrial grades 297 209 15 0 Industrial grades 0 0 0 0
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Fire Service College Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed Non-industrial grades 32 22 0 1 Industrial grades 1 0 0 0
Forensic Science Service recruitment Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed Non-industrial grades 186 103 29 3 Industrial grades 0 0 0 0