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Jobcentre Plus: Birmingham

Answer

The administration of Jobcentre Plus is the responsibility of the Acting Chief Executive, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide my hon. Friend with the information requested.Letter from Mel Groves:"The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many a) permanent b) temporary and c) agency staff have been employed in i) Benefit Delivery Centres and ii) customer-facing Jobcentres operated by Jobcentre Plus in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency in each year since 2004. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""Information below national level for the period prior to 2006/07 is not available. The table below sets out data for each of the years 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09, broken down by permanent, fixed-term appointment and temporary staff. We do not employ agency staff. In addition, in the period since March, Sparkhill Jobcentre has seen further staffing increases in line with the increases across Jobcentre Plus more generally to deal with rising unemployment levels."

Staff employed by the Benefit Delivery Centre and Jobcentre Plus in Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency
	Ravenhurst Benefit Delivery Centre	Sparkhill Jobcentre Plus
2006/07
Permanent	234	69
Fixed Term Appointment	14	5
Temporary	—	—
Total	248	74
2007/08
Permanent	271	79
Fixed Term Appointment	10	7
Temporary	—	3
Total	281	89
2008/09
Permanent	288	100
Fixed Term Appointment	13	3
Temporary	—	—
Total	301	103
Notes:
1. Headcount figures are quoted in full time equivalents using the Office for National Statistics definitions for counting headcount and details the position at March for each of the last three years.
2. The figures have been rounded to whole numbers.
Source:
The data provided is taken from Dataview, an electronic extract drawn from payroll.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

498 c728-9W; 291439

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Birmingham Jobcentres Jobcentre Plus

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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