HC Deb 31 March 1999 vol 328 cc695-6W
Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the establishment of staff at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate offices at Croydon by civil service grade; and how many vacancies at each grade currently exist. [78797]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The following lists staff by grade employed at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate offices in Croydon:

Grade Number
Senior Civil Service Grades 13
Grade 6 5
Grade 7 43
Senior Executive Officer 50
Higher Executive Officer 169
HEO(D) 2
Executive Officer 455
Administrative Officer 91
Administrative Assistant 482
Immigration Inspector 6
Chief Immigration Officer 33
Immigration Officer 46
Assistant Immigration Officer 8
Senior Personal Secretary 3
Personal Secretary 27
Chief Typing Manager 1
Typing Manager 3
Typists 15
Support Manager 1
Support Grade 1 14
Support Grade 2 111
Industrials 8
Total 2,007

The following table lists current vacancies in Croydon. They are being filled through internal selection, including promotion boards, or external recruitment.

Grade Number
Grade 7 2
SEO 1
HEO 15
EO 100
AO 65
AA 98

Mr. Malins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average number of members of the public who attended the Immigration and Nationality Directorate offices in Croydon per day in the last 12 months; and what is the average number of such persons interviewed by officials. [79298]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The average number of callers who attended the Immigration and Nationality Directorate offices per day during the 12 month period from March 1998 to February 1999 was:

  • Public Caller Unit (PCU): 673
  • Asylum Screening Unit: 362.

With the exception of the four days in March 1999 when the doors were closed early in the PCU as the result of a temporary problem, all callers to the PCU during this period were assisted by officials.