Paul Blomfield
Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)
Oliver Dowden
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office
Grade 7 and Grade 6 is currently a combined grade in Cabinet Office known as Band A. The Department also has an additional grade between Band A and SCS1 level known as 'Extended Band A'.
The table below shows how many officials at those grades have left Cabinet Office in each quarter of each year since 1 April 2016.
Quarter | Band A (G6/7 combined) | Extended Band A | SCS1 and above |
Q1 16/17 | 82 | 0 | 28 |
Q2 16/17 | 69 | 0 | 24 |
Q3 16/17 | 95 | 0 | 18 |
Q4 16/17 | 33 | 0 | 16 |
Q1 17/18 | 65 | 0 | 20 |
Q2 17/18 | 79 | 3 | 8 |
Q3 17/18 | 56 | 2 | 7 |
Q4 17/18 | 59 | 6 | 8 |
Q1 18/19 | 93 | 8 | 14 |
Q2 18/19 | 96 | 3 | 20 |
Q3 18/19 | 71 | 6 | 8 |
Q4 18/19 | 41 | 7 | 20 |
In the context of the total workforce size, the numbers of leavers in the grades shown represented 14% of the workforce in 2016/17, and 6% in both 2017/18 and 2018/19. This compares with a figure of 16.5% for the Private Sector.
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