Information on job titles is not held centrally and could be collected only at disproportionate cost.
The Department of Communities and Local Government came into being on 5 May 2006.
Communities and Local Government’s predecessor, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), was formed on 29 May 2002. The number of full-time equivalent staff in post at the 31 March in each subsequent year is shown in the following table.
As at 31 March each year Full-time equivalents 2003 2,221 2004 2,336 2005 2,468 2006 2,348
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz), on 23 November 2006, Official Report, column 212W.
By the end of November, 536 staff will have received an annual bonus award in 2006-07 in respect of their performance in 2005-06.
The position of Director General Equalities was advertised in The Sunday Times on two occasions at a total cost of £35,038.50. The advertisement also appeared in a Times supplement on 27 August (Bank Holiday weekend) but at no additional cost to the Department.