HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 c84W
John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost in salary of employing an administrative officer in his Department for one year at current pay levels was in the last year for which figures are available; and what the equivalent cost of covering an AO post with temporary agency staff was in the same period. [163576]

Fiona Mactaggart

The average salary costs of employing an Administrative Officer for one year at current pay levels is £18,234, including employers National Insurance contributions and superannuation costs. The typical cost of covering an AO post with temporary agency staff equates to an annual cost of £14,208.