Select Committee on Work and Pensions Written Evidence


Additional memorandum submitted by DWP (PC 01G)

  Thank for you for your letter of 17 January 2005 asking for additional information about The Pension Service staffing in 2006 and 2008.

  The staffing plans for The Pension Service for the period 2005-06 to 2007-08 are currently being considered as part of the SR 2004 spending review process. This work is due to be completed in February and a copy will be forwarded to the Committee when it is finalised.

  These plans will include a breakdown of planned staffing levels within operations, Local Service and support service areas. However more detailed staff plans at a centre by centre level will not be available until later in the spending review period when we have begun to roll out the transformed service and can validate the efficiencies expected. The expected efficiencies will be quantified in the Pensions Transformation Business Case which is also being revised to reflect the outcome of the SR2004 Spending Review and a copy of this will also be forwarded to the Committee when finalised as I mentioned in my response to your letter of 20 December dated 20 January.

  When we share the staffing plans, we will also confirm the proportion which contributes to the Department's efficiency challenge.

Malcolm Wicks MP

24 January 2005





 
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