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Written question asked by Mike Weir (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 27 January 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 January 2011. It was answered by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 February 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Departmental Libraries

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) certified and (b) chartered librarians his Department and its predecessors have employed in each year since 2000.
Answer

The number of certified and chartered librarians employed by the Ministry of Justice and its predecessors is as follows:

Chartered Certified Total
2011 12 0 12
2010 13 0 13
2009 14 0 14
2008 15 0 15
2007 14 0 14
2006 13 0 13
2005 11 0 11
2004 11 n/a 11
2003 10 n/a 10
2002 9 n/a 9
2001 8 n/a 8
2000 9 n/a 9

The details for certification are only available since 2005 when this qualification was introduced by the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
37652; 522 c794W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Libraries Ministry of Justice
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk