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Written question asked by Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 January 2010. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 1 February 2010 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Departmental Manpower

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many layers of management reporting from the most senior to the most junior there are in his Department and each of its agencies; how many officials are employed in each such layer; and how much was spent on salaries and associated employment costs of staff at each such layer in the latest year for which information is available.
Answer

The number of staff in each management layer and the amount spent on salaries and associated employment costs in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and its agencies is set out in the following table. Please note that the NIO (core) accounting system does not detail individual grade costs within the SCS grade, B grade and D grade. Salaries and associated employment costs include salaries and wages, employers national insurance contributions and employers' pension costs.

Northern Ireland Office (core Department)
Grade Staff numbers (actual staff numbers not full-time equivalent) Salary and associated costs 2008-09 (rounded to nearest £)
Permanent Secretary (SCS) 1
Director General (SCS) 2
Director (SCS) 9
Deputy Director (SCS) 22 5,024,790
Grade A 156 8,956,203
Grade B1 201
Grade B2 165 14,658,159
Grade C 263 7,992,110
Grade Dl 292
Grade D2 169 8,922,290
Compensation Agency
Grade Staff numbers (actual staff numbers not full-time equivalent) Salary and associated costs 2008-09 (rounded to nearest £)
Deputy Director (SCS) 1 86,357
Grade A 5 236,790
Grade B1 3 131,967
Grade B2 10 392,910
Grade C 22 600,180
Grade Dl 21 414,414
Grade D2 13 224,180
Youth Justice Agency
Grade Staff numbers (actual staff numbers not full-time equivalent) Salary and associated costs 2008-09 (rounded to nearest £)
Civil servants
Deputy Director (SCS) 1 95,085
Grade A 2 128,360
Grade B1 5 267,442
Grade B2 14 459,524
Grade C 14 329,950
Grade Dl 43 731,226
Non-civil servants
Director (Grade A) 2 131,584
Assistant Director/Other Management (Grade B1) 11 508,089
Project Managers/Managers (Grade B2) 93 3,668,733
Teacher/Driver/Instructor/ Social Workers (Grade C) 98 2,541,551
Care workers/ domestic staff (Grade D1) 113 3,791,885
Note:
In addition the YJA also pay an annual service charge of £1,132,000 in relation to the NILGOSC pension scheme.
Forensic Science NI
Grade Staff numbers (actual staff numbers not full-time equivalent) Salary and associated costs 2008-09 (rounded to nearest £)
Deputy Director (SCS) 1 111,833
Grade A 14 894,077
Grade B1 47 2,159,183
Grade B2 28 810,142
Grade C 42 1,099,520
Grade Dl 53 809,903
Grade D2 5 94,383
Northern Ireland Prison Service
Grade Staff numbers (actual staff numbers not full-time equivalent) Salary and associated costs 2008-09 (rounded to nearest £)
Admin grades
Director (SCS) 1 149,276
Deputy Director (SCS) 3 316,874
Grade A 27 1,290,107
Grade B1 35 1,660,818
Grade B2 81 2,527,984
Grade C 112 2,554,263
Grade Dl 124 2,444,403
Grade D2 34 660,205
Uniform grades
Governor 1 2 209,037
Governor 2 4 381,405
Governor 3 4 221,705
Governor 4 15 878,309
Governor 5 22 1,399,973
Principal Officer 72 4,087,588
Senior Officer/Senior PCO 176/15 8,865,298/320,139

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
505 c1-4W; 312828
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Staff Northern Ireland Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk