§ Pete WishartTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will estimate total staff costs for her Department and its agencies by nation and region of the UK; and if she will make a statement. [6793]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe total staff costs for the Department are as follows (baselines for 2001):
- LCD Headquarters and Associated Offices: £34,504,837
- The Court Service: £189,310,000
- The Public Guardianship Office: £9,155,000
- Total: £232,969,837.
Table 1: Number and percentage of staff by grade level and region (as at 1 August 2001) Lord Chancellor's Department Region All grades SCS level Level 6/7 SEO/HEO level EO level AO and below Number of staff by grade and region London Headquarters staff in LCD, the Court Service and the Public Guardianship Office 2,950 70 286 791 701 1,102 Court Service Circuits South Eastern (London)1 625 2 9 58 198 358 Supreme Court Group2 1,821 4 55 186 493 1,083 South Eastern (Provincial) 1,546 0 7 136 242 1,161 Midland and Oxford 1,331 1 6 125 190 1,009 Northern 1,154 1 10 106 202 835 North Eastern 1,225 1 10 107 199 908 Western 888 1 5 74 154 654 Wales and Chester 581 1 5 72 83 420 Total 12,121 81 593 1,655 2,462 7,530 Percentage of staff by grade level and region London Headquarters staff1 in LCD, the Court Service and the Public Guardianship Office 24 86 73 48 28 15 Court Service Circuits South Eastern (London)1 5 2 2 4 8 5 Supreme Court Group1 15 5 14 11 20 14 South Eastern (Provisional) 13 0 2 8 10 15 Midland and Oxford 11 1 2 8 8 13 Northern 10 1 3 6 8 11 North Eastern 10 1 3 6 8 12 Western 7 1 1 4 6 9 Wales and Chester 5 1 1 4 3 6 Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 Staff mainly based in London The average salaries are as follows (as at 1 August 2001, following the 2001 pay review).
£ LCD HQ and associated offices Public Guardianship Office Pay band Average salary Pay range Average salary A 14,367 1 14,708 B 16,513 2 15,562 C 19,819 3 19,316 D 25,143 4 23,921 E 30,791 5 26,695 F 40,285 6 31,360 G 52,884 7 40,974 — — 8 53,980