§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many staff from his Department were seconded to private sector companies in(a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999 and (c) May 1999 to April 2000; and if he will list in each case the companies to which staff were sent, the names and ranks of the staff involved and the duration of the secondment. [123427]
§ Mr. Wills[holding answer 24 May 2000]Secondments and attachments are part of the Government's approach to interchange which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between the Civil Service and other organisations. All sectors of the economy are involved: voluntary, public and private. Interchange is a key component of the Government's agenda for Civil Service reform.
Secondments from DfEE to other organisations generally last between three months and three years. The number of secondments from the DfEE to private sector companies, beginning in the years since May 1997, were:
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Grade Dates of secondment Private sector company May 1997 to April 1998: 4 SEO 12 January 1998–31 August 2000 The Football Association HEO 2 February 1998–24 June 1998 The Football Association HEO 14 April 1998–31 March 2000 New Millennium Experience HEO 16 March 1998–15 March 1999 Birks Sinclair and Associates Ltd. May 1998 to April 1999: 16 SCS(5) 1 January 1999–31 July 2000 UFI Ltd. Grade 6 1 February 1999–1 November 2000 UFI Ltd. Grade 7 10 November 1998–9 November 2001 Capita RAS Grade 7 23 October 1998–1 November 2000 UFI Ltd. Grade 7 1 April 1999–31 October 2000 UFI Ltd. Grade 7 10 December 1998–31 January 2000 Glaxo Wellcome Grade 7 24 February 1999–27 August 1999 UFI Ltd. SEO 1 April 1999–31 March 2002 UFI Ltd. SEO 29 March 1999–1 September 2000 UFI Ltd. SEO 1 February 1999–31 January 2002 UFI Ltd. SEO 12 April 1999–11 April 2001 UFI Ltd. HEO 1 April 1999–1 October 2000 UFI Ltd. HEO 6 April 1999–31 March 2001 UFI Ltd. IO 18 May 1998–17 May 1999 Bell Pottinger Good Relations Co. Ltd. HEO 1 April 1999–1 October 2000 UFI Ltd. EO 22 February 1999–21 August 2000 UFI Ltd.
Grade Dates of secondment Private sector company May 1999 to April 2000[...] 5 SCS(5) 1 September 1999–31 December 2000 UFI Ltd. SCS(3) 1 September 1999–26 June 1999 UFI Ltd. HEO 14 June 1999–12 June 2001 UFI ltd. HEO 1 July 1999–30 June 2002 UFI Ltd. HEO 4 May 1999–31 December 2000 UFI Ltd. Notes:
SCS—Senior Civil Service (formerly Civil Service grade 3 and 5)
SEO—Senior Executive Officer
HEO—Higher Executive Officer
IO—Information Officer
EO—Executive Officer