§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the current level of full and part-time staff employed by valuation tribunals; and what will be the impact on their numbers when the number of administrative units serving them is reduced to 14. [49474]
§ Mr. RaynsfordValuation Tribunals in England currently employ 204 full time and 27 part time staff, or 223 full time equivalent (FTE) staff. Of these FTE staff, 111 are Court Taking Officers (CTOs) and 112 are Clerical Officers (COs).
Numbers of staff are primarily determined by the appeal workload. Current staffing complements, based on planned workload in 1998–99 and the new administrative structure of 14 units, is 89 CTO and 89 CO staff (a total of 178 staff). We have indicated that reductions in staff should be phased in during a 3 to 5 year rationalisation period.