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Disabled

Volume 480: debated on Wednesday 8 October 2008

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what proportion of staff in (a) his Department and (b) the executive agencies for which he is responsible are disabled; and what the average salary in his (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies is of (A) full-time disabled staff, (B) full-time non-disabled staff, (C) part-time disabled staff and (D) part-time non-disabled staff. (220181)

The civil service is committed to reflecting the society we serve at all levels—clearly, this includes disabled people. The recently published “Promoting Equality, Valuing Diversity—A Strategy for the Civil Service” builds on what has already been achieved and sets out what the civil service wants to achieve in equality and diversity in employment over the next three to five years. The document is available on the civil service website at:

http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/news/2008/july/17_07_08_diversity.asp.

The following table shows the median earnings of disabled staff, broken down by full-time and part-time working patterns for all Departments and agencies. Further data on the disabled status of civil service staff are available on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk =2899&Pos=&ColRank=1&Rank=422.

Median income by government department, disability status and working pattern; 30 September 20071, 2, 7

Full-time

Part-time3

Declared disabled

Declared non-disabled

Declared Disabled

Declared non-disabled

Attorney General's Departments

Crown Prosecution Service

29,050

26,080

25,500

24,600

Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

4

21,390

0

0

Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers

0

22,700

0

0

Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office

27,530

27,500

0

26,420

Serious Fraud Office

24,570

29,390

0

25,440

Treasury Solicitor

24,600

43,460

4

54,350

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

26,230

28,360

26,380

23,800

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service

29,870

4

4

0

Companies House

17,430

17,430

17,430

17,430

Insolvency Service

4

4

0

0

Office of Fair Trading

23,710

31,960

0

46,320

Office of Gas and Electricity Market

4

38,720

0

32,320

Postal Services Commission

4

34,640

0

4

Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office (excl. agencies)

25,680

27,810

4

24,440

Other Cabinet Office agencies

Central Office of Information

32,260

36,000

4

37,700

National School of Government

4

26,990

4

20,260

Parliamentary Counsel Office

4

76,430

0

4

HM Treasury

HM Treasury

24,830

28,800

4

26,980

HM Revenue and Customs

HM Revenue and Customs

18,720

22,910

18,720

18,720

Valuation Office

22,010

22,780

15,770

18,260

Chancellor's other departments

Debt Management Office

0

49,350

0

33,290

Government Actuary's Department

0

42,600

0

4

National Savings and investments

4

39,990

0

26,820

Office of Government Commerce

48,210

42,020

0

0

OGC buying Solutions

4

26,920

0

21,690

Office for National Statistics5

22,980

22,980

17,280

17,350

Royal Mint

37,000

18,040

0

15,500

Charity Commission

Charity Commission

22,020

25,400

21,670

22,020

Children, Schools and Families

Department for Children, Schools and Families6

28,270

30,040

29,780

25,590

Innovation, Universities and Skills

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills6

27,670

31,300

28,130

25,920

National Weights and Measures Laboratory

4

33,260

0

22,490

UK Intellectual Property Office

0

23,210

0

17,430

Office for Standards In Education

Office for Standards in Education

29,890

33,270

26,130

20,090

Communities and Local Government (excl. agencies)

Department for Communities and Local Government

27,670

29,670

31,410

29,860

Fire Service College

4

21,220

0

15,940

Ordnance Survey

25,000

25,010

4

24,160

Planning Inspectorate

18,290

26,880

4

45,040

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

0

29,980

0

4

Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture Media and Sport6

24,720

29,410

4

30,880

Royal Parks

4

28,140

0

4

Defence

Ministry of Defence

20,550

21,320

18,710

19,320

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

0

4

0

4

Army Base Repair Organisation

19,900

19,900

4

15,470

Defence Aviation Repair Agency

23,100

23,100

4

20,900

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

28,840

32,480

23,150

32,350

Met Office

26,960

28,180

4

30,690

UK Hydrographic Office

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (excl. agencies)

27,420

28,900

21,890

28,840

Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

19,620

24,400

4

23,160

Central Science Laboratory

23,330

24,470

0

20,550

Government Decontamination Services

4

25,800

0

18,410

Marine and Fisheries Agency

25,330

24,440

4

14,920

Office of Water Services

4

25,000

4

23,090

Pesticides Safety Directorate

18,940

28,120

4

28,620

Rural Payments Agency

19,260

21,190

18,690

19,260

Animal Health

18,550

23,010

18,120

23,780

Veterinary Laboratories Agency

19,080

22,380

18,530

20,260

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

4

28,520

4

22,530

Export Credits Guarantee Department

Export Credit Guarantee Department

27,400

33,300

4

31,650

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl agencies)

25,610

29,660

16,910

26,630

Wilton Park Executive Agency

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Health

Department of Health (excl agencies)6

35,360

39,240

30,670

37,400

Food Standards Agency

26,820

29,150

4

29,930

Meat Hygiene Service

23,840

21,820

4

21,820

Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

41,280

33,340

4

38,230

National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies

4

34,840

4

32,550

NHS Business Services Authority (CM Service only)

15,950

15,950

4

15,950

Home Office

Home Office (excl agencies)6

21,730

32,480

15,860

20,890

Assets Recovery Agency

4

30,310

0

23,470

Border and Immigration Agency

24,680

24,680

20,190

19,750

Criminal Records Bureau

15,470

19,140

4

18,920

Identity and Passport Service

17,270

15,480

15,300

13,720

Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism

4

35,960

0

42,890

Justice

Ministry of Justice (excl. agencies)

26,810

30,200

28,370

28,840

HM Courts Service

18,480

18,870

16,790

16,980

Land Registry

20,240

22,370

20,240

20,760

National Archives

23,110

23,740

4

16,590

Public Guardianship Office

21,080

23,760

4

20,810

Tribunals Service

17,500

17,680

16,980

17,180

Scotland Office

0

21,800

0

0

Wales Office

4

28,440

0

4

Public Sector Prison Service

23,870

22,670

16,980

17,200

International Development

Department for International Development

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office

4

27,890

4

15,330

Security and Intelligence Services

Security and Intelligence Services

25,490

28,980

24,500

25,240

Transport

Department for Transport (excl agencies)6

27,660

31,330

4

29,310

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

17,010

17,010

16,460

17,010

Driving Standards Agency

22,590

23,610

18,370

19,790

Government Car and Despatch Agency

28,020

24,440

0

4

Highways Agency

22,110

20,590

20,320

20,310

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Office of Rail Regulation

26,820

40,050

4

38,830

Vehicle Certification Agency

4

33,260

4

18,890

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

22,010

25,360

4

19,560

Work and Pensions

DWP Corporate Services

26,920

27,890

25,750

24,410

DWP Shared Services

17,250

15,880

17,250

17,250

Child Support Agency

17,250

15,300

17,250

15,300

Disability and Carers Service

17,600

17,250

17,250

17,250

Job Centre Plus

20,310

18,980

19,040

17,600

Pension Service

17,600

16,780

17,250

17,250

The Health and Safety Executive

23,660

31,310

30,230

24,500

The Rent Service

24,750

23,310

0

18,710

Scottish Government

Scottish Government (excl agencies)

27,320

22,860

26,110

19,150

Communities Scotland

34,120

24,940

34,120

24,940

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

17,570

4

0

4

Courts Group

4

4

0

0

Fisheries Research Services

24,910

23,710

23,150

4

General Register Scotland

23,710

18,120

16,610

12,900

HM Inspectorate of Education

45,350

32,250

17,000

4

Historic Scotland

13,480

18,730

13,180

14,860

Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland

16,610

14,650

4

4

National Archive for Scotland

24,810

20,730

18,960

4

Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy

15,960

19,240

4

16,610

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

28,520

20,360

0

0

Registers of Scotland

16,650

20,110

21,430

21,870

Scottish Agricultural Scientific Agency

25,560

15,740

24,910

4

Scottish Buildings Standards Agency

32,250

4

4

0

Scottish Court Service

16,390

16,990

15,670

15,570

Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency

26,780

21,040

14,720

4

Scottish Prison Service

25,940

25,940

19,800

25,690

Scottish Public Pensions Agency

16,610

14,690

16,610

16,610

Social Work Inspection Agency

23,710

45,350

22,030

4

Student Awards Agency

16,610

15,820

16,610

4

Transport Scotland

32,250

25,020

29,450

4

Welsh Assembly

Welsh Assembly Government

22,200

25,340

22,200

22,200

ESTYN

4

50,480

4

18,910

1 Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.

2 Table does not include individuals who did not declare a disability status.

3 Salaries of part-time staff are reported as a full-time equivalent figure.

4 Numbers less than five.

5 Figures for the Office for National Statistics exclude field staff who were not civil servants at the reference date.

6 Includes government office for the regions employees.

7 Due to the self-reporting nature of disability and the process by which part time salaries are up-rated in order that they are comparable to full-time staff salaries, care should be exercised when drawing conclusions based on these statistics.

Source:

Annual Civil Service Employment Survey

Further data on the disabled status of civil service staff are available on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=2899&Pos=&ColRank=1&Rank=422.