§ Jon TrickettTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many caseworkers are employed by the Child Support Agency, broken down by region. [162167]
§ Mr. PondThe administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested.
Letter from Mike Isaac to Mr. Jon Trickett dated 29 March 2004:
In reply to your recent parliamentary question about the Child Support Agency the Secretary of state promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive. As he is currently on leave I am replying on his behalf.You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many caseworkers are employed by the Child Support Agency, broken down by regionThe Agency conducts its business through six business units. Their geographical boundaries are described in the Agency's Business Plan. The Business Plan for 2003/04 was placed in the library of the House of Commons on 29 April 2003. The following staff are employed as caseworkers in each of these business units.1243W
Business Unit Number of Staff Scotland and North East 888 Wales and North West 877 Eastern 868 South West 754 Midlands 837 South East 699