Home Department written question – answered at on 3 November 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officials were (a) directly and (b) otherwise employed by non-departmental public bodies for which her Department is responsible (i) in 2000, (ii) in 2005, (iii) in 2007, (iv) in 2010 and (v) on the most recent date for which figures are available.
The Home Office sponsors seven executive non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) that have discretion to employ their own staff who are classed as public servants rather than civil servants as they do not work directly for the Crown. Details of civil servants employed, directly or otherwise, are included in the following table.
2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2010 | Most recent data | ||||||
Direct | Other | Direct | Other | Direct | Other | Direct | Other | Direct | Other | |
Equality and Human Rights Commission(1) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Independent Police Complaints Commission(2) | n/a | n/a | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
Independent Safeguarding Authority(3) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
National Policing Improvement Agency(4) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 82 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 38 |
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Security Industry Authority(6) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Serious Organised Crime Agency(7) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
(1) Most recent data from 20 September 2011. EHRC established 2007 and joined the Home Office 1 April 2011. (2) Most recent data from 31 October 2011. IPCC established 2004. (3) Most recent data from 31 October 2011. ISA established 2008. (4) Most recent data from 31 October 2011. NPIA established 2006. (5) Most recent data from 11 September 2011. OISC established 2000. (6) For the SIA the information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. (7) Most recent data from 30 September 2011. SOCA established 2006. |
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