Agency Staff

Ms Katy Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what average hourly rate was paid by his Department to each employment agency for staff employed through agencies in 2005-06.

Mr. Dhanda
The average hourly rate paid by the Department for staff employed through Adecco in the financial year 2005-06 was as follows:

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|Grade       |Average hourly charge rate (£)|
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|AA          |8.59                          |
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|AO          |9.81                          |
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|EO          |12.39                         |
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|HEO         |17.24                         |
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|Messenger   |7.97                          |
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|Pers sec    |13.65                         |
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|Snr pers sec|14.53                         |
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