The Department was established in June 2007. The average hourly rate paid by my Department to employment agencies for agency staff in the financial year 2007-08 is set out in the following table.
£ Grade Adecco Hays Reed AA1 8.65 — — AO1 10.64 — — EA1 — 8.48 9.86 EO 14.42 15.49 12.13 Personal Secretary 15.64 — — Senior Personal Secretary 16.38 — — HEO 18.82 20.45 14.82 SEO — 24.66 18.10 1 Grades AA and AO have now been replaced by EA.