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Departmental Manpower

Volume 479: debated on Monday 29 September 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will provide a table showing the profile of the Department's staff by grade in (a) total and (b) each business unit. (219497)

The following tables show the profile of the Department's staff by grade in (a) total and (b) each business unit as at 30 June 2008.

Table 1: Individual employees

Number

Grade

Jobcentre Plus

Child Support Agency

Pension and Disability Carers Service

The Rent Service

Rest of DWP

Total

Band A —Administrative Assistant

2,662

637

1,974

66

540

5,879

Band B —Administrative Officer

37,758

6,336

9,066

41

3,383

56,584

Band C —Executive Officer

28,442

2,944

5,617

352

2,324

39,679

Band D —Higher Executive Officer

3,904

520

861

78

1,872

7,235

Band E —Senior Executive Officer

1,114

143

372

22

929

2,580

Band F —Grade 7

349

102

128

8

822

1,409

Band G —Grade 6

138

32

82

3

323

578

SCS Payband 1

40

14

21

1

133

209

SCS Payband 2

11

6

7

0

37

61

SCS Payband 3

1

1

0

7

9

SCS Permanent Secretary

1

0

0

0

1

2

Total

74,419

10,735

18,129

571

10,371

114,225

Table 2

Number on a full-time equivalent basis

Grade

Jobcentre Plus

Child Support Agency

Pension and Disability Carers Service

The Rent Service

Rest of DWP

Total

Band A —Administrative Assistant

2,379

548

1756

62

471

5,215

Band B —Administrative Officer

33,153

5,469

8,094

40

3,045

49,801

Band C —Executive Officer

25,604

2,703

5,095

345

2,178

35,926

Band D —Higher Executive Officer

3,748

499

834

78

1,804

6,962

Band E —Senior Executive Officer

1,088

140

365

22

904

2,519

Band F —Grade 7

345

102

126

8

802

1,383

Band G —Grade 6

137

32

81

3

309

562

SCS Payband 1

40

14

21

1

131

207

SCS Payband 2

11

6

7

0

37

61

SCS Payband 3

0

1

1

0

7

9

SCS Permanent Secretary

1

0

0

0

1

2

Total

66,505

9,513

16,379

559

9,690

102,647

Note: Totals may not sum due to FTE rounding.