§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost of recruitment of civil servants for the Department was in each financial year since 1996-97, broken down by (a) delegated or contracted out recruitment procedures and (b) recruitment procedures carried out by the Department. [158189]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Department was established in June 2001. Information is available for the first full financial year of 2002/03. The figures below include Senior Civil Service recruitment.
(£000) year Cost of delegated or contracted out recruitment Cost of recruitment procedures carried out by the Department 2002/03 916,602.71 76,046.52
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 City of London Teachers 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Teaching assistants — — — — — — 10 Camden Teachers 1,500 1,480 1,440 1,340 1,430 1,570 1,450 Teaching assistants 200 240 250 300 360 440 470