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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff the Benefits Agency Security Investigations Service has employed in each area for each of the past 12 months; what is the full complement of staff at each BASIS office; how many of these posts are vacant; and how many staff at each area office have been with BASIS for 12 months or more. [2260] Malcolm Wicks: The information is in the tables. The Counter Fraud Investigation Branch is committed to bringing staffing up to full strength in the next quarter and is currently recruiting. BASIS staff employed in each area for the past 12 months _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000 2001 Teams May June July August Septemb October Novembe Decembe January Februar March April May er r r y Hinchley Wood 60 60 58 58 58 55 55 53 52 53 53 53 56 Canons Park 44 45 46 47 47 49 48 48 50 50 50 46 45 Birmingham 19 21 20 19 20 20 19 19 22 19 20 20 20 Nottingham 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 Leeds 19 19 19 18 18 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 Manchester 18 18 18 17 21 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 21 Cardiff 15 15 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 17 15 15 Liverpool 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 Newcastle 17 17 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 21 21 22 21 Glasgow 21 21 18 18 18 21 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 Total 247 250 247 246 251 253 251 252 258 259 259 254 256 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Complement of BASIS staff at each office and vacant posts _________________________________________________________________________________________________. BASIS teams Complement of staff Vacancies declared Hinchley Wood 69 13 Canons Park 69 24 Birmingham 21 1 Nottingham 21 3 Leeds 21 0 Manchester 21 0 Cardiff 21 6 Liverpool 21 1 Newcastle 21 0 Glasgow 21 3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of staff employed within BASIS for 12 months or more _________________________________________________________________________________________________. BASIS teams Number of staff Hinchley Wood 42 Canons Park 34 Birmingham 14 Nottingham 18 Leeds 18 Manchester 14 Cardiff 12 Liverpool 14 Newcastle 12 Glasgow 14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. These figures include both administrative and investigative staff employed by BASIS. 2. Figures above as of May 2001.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

2260; 371 c692W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Staff Vacancies Benefits Agency Security Investigation Service

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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