§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many civil servants have been seconded from his Department to(a) the private sector, (b) NGOs and (c) other, broken down by (i) grade of civil servants seconded, (ii) location and (iii) dates of secondments, in each year since 1997–98. [108094]
§ Maria EagleSecondments are part of the Interchange initiative which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between the civil service and other organisations. All sectors of the economy are involved: Voluntary, Education, Health, Public and Private. Interchange is a key component of the reform agenda. The Modernising Government White Paper committed us to increasing interchange, in particular by bringing in more people on secondment and sending more of our people out.
The information that we have available is as follows.
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Secondments that began between April 1997 and March 1998 Number By grade SCS 1 6, 7, SEO 13 HEO/EO 18 AO/AA 25 Total commenced between April 1997 and March 1998 57 Categories of secondments that commenced, continued or completed between April 1997 and March 1998 (a) Private Sector 7 (b) NGOs 9 (c) Other 72
Secondments that began between April 1998 and March 1999 Number By grade SCS 0 6, 7, SEO 9 HEO/E0 56 AO/AA 20 Total commenced between April 1998 and March 1999 85 Categories of secondments that commenced, continued or completed April 1998 to March 1999 (a) Private Sector 11 (b) NGOs 14 (c) Other 111
Secondments that commenced between April 1999 to March 2000 Number By grade SCS 1 6, 7, SEO 13 HEO/EO 72 AO/AA 87 Total commenced between April 1999 and March 2000 173 Categories of secondments that commenced, continued or completed between April 1999 and March 2000 (a) Private Sector 101 (b) NGOs 73 (c) Other 91
Secondments that commenced between April 2000 to March 2001 Number By grade SCS 2 6, 7 8 SEO/HEO 28 EO 166 AO/AA 106 Other 2 Total commenced between April 2000 and March 2001 312 Categories of secondments that commenced, continued or completed April 2000 and March 2001 (a) Private Sector 127 (b) NGOs 47 (c) Other 470
Secondments that commenced between April 2001 and March 2002 Number By grade SCS 0 6, 7 2 SEO/HEO 17 EO 119 AO/AA 84 Other 1 Total commenced between April 2001 and March 2002 223 Categories of secondments that commenced, continued or completed between April 2001 and March 2002 (a) Private Sector 312 (b) NGOs 8 (c) Other 212 Note:
The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001. Information for earlier years are for the former Department of Social Security and the Employment Service.