(2) whether the commercial directorate contractor bandings refer to (a) per hour, (b) per day, (c) per week, (d) per month or (e) per annum.
The Commercial Directorate contracts interims for a specified piece of work or time period. The bandings are an internal control tool created by and used solely by the Commercial Directorate and refer to day rates. The number of interims (headcount) by bandings in the Commercial Directorate at 1 October 2007 is shown in the following table.
Number Band 1 6 Band 2 17 Band 3 67 Band 4 68 Band 5 24 Total 182
The number of civil servants (full-time equivalent) in the Commercial Directorate at 1 October 2007 is shown in the following table.
Number SCS3 1 SCS1 1 Grade 6 1 Grade 7 2 SEO 1.7 EO 1 Total 7.7