15 May 2006 : Column 694W—continued
| Analysis of permanent NICS staff in each of the 11 ministerial departments and NIO, as at 1 January 2006 by community background and grade level |
| Percentage |
| | | Grade |
| Department | Community background | Gr7 + | DP | SO | EOI and II | AO | AA | Industrial |
|
DARD
|
Protestant
|
50.9
|
61.8
|
61.5
|
51.6
|
50.6
|
44.4
|
51.1
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
29.1
|
32.5
|
33.5
|
45.1
|
48.5
|
54.9
|
45.2
|
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15 May 2006 : Column 696W
| |
Not determined
|
20.0
|
5.7
|
5.0
|
3.3
|
1.0
|
0.6
|
3.7
|
|
DCAL
|
Protestant
|
54.5
|
54.9
|
61.4
|
63.0
|
43.1
|
56.5
|
52.5
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
42.4
|
41.2
|
35.7
|
34.5
|
55.6
|
43.5
|
39.1
|
| |
Not determined
|
3.0
|
3.9
|
2.9
|
2.4
|
1.4
|
0.0
|
8.7
|
|
DE
|
Protestant
|
57.9
|
68.1
|
72.7
|
66.7
|
60.4
|
70.8
|
—
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
41.1
|
27.5
|
24.7
|
31.7
|
39.1
|
27.0
|
—
|
| |
Not determined
|
0.9
|
4.3
|
2.6
|
1.6
|
0.6
|
2.2
|
—
|
|
DETI
|
Protestant
|
59.4
|
65.1
|
54.1
|
53.5
|
58.3
|
61.6
|
(1)—
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
36.2
|
33.0
|
43.2
|
43.7
|
39.3
|
37.4
|
(1)—
|
| |
Not determined
|
4.3
|
1.9
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.4
|
1.0
|
(1)—
|
| |
Protestant
|
54.6
|
61.1
|
59.4
|
55.6
|
51.0
|
51.1
|
(1)—
|
|
DFP
|
Roman Catholic
|
40.3
|
37.3
|
39.1
|
43.3
|
47.1
|
46.8
|
(1)—
|
| |
Not determined
|
5.1
|
1.7
|
1.5
|
1.1
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
(1)—
|
| |
Protestant
|
55.1
|
44.9
|
44.6
|
39.2
|
40.8
|
36.1
|
(1)—
|
|
DEL
|
Roman Catholic
|
42.9
|
51.4
|
53.7
|
59.5
|
57.7
|
63.9
|
(1)—
|
| |
Not Determined
|
2.0
|
3.7
|
1.7
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
0.0
|
(1)—
|
| |
Protestant
|
57.1
|
50.6
|
55.6
|
58.8
|
52.5
|
66.7
|
—
|
|
DHSSPS
|
Roman Catholic
|
36.0
|
47.0
|
41.8
|
40.0
|
45.9
|
32.5
|
—
|
| |
Not determined
|
6.8
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
0.8
|
—
|
|
DOE
|
Protestant
|
55.5
|
53.2
|
50.4
|
52.4
|
50.1
|
43.9
|
59.5
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
35.5
|
41.8
|
45.7
|
44.2
|
48.5
|
54.3
|
34.5
|
| |
Not determined
|
9.0
|
5.0
|
3.9
|
3.4
|
1.4
|
1.8
|
6.0
|
|
DRD
|
Protestant
|
65.4
|
62.4
|
56.7
|
54.2
|
47.3
|
48.7
|
57.4
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
26.9
|
35.6
|
40.5
|
43.5
|
51.9
|
48.5
|
37.6
|
| |
Not determined
|
7.7
|
2.0
|
2.9
|
2.4
|
0.9
|
2.8
|
5.1
|
|
DSD
|
Protestant
|
44.9
|
38.1
|
44.3
|
42.4
|
39.9
|
38.5
|
—
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
51.4
|
60.2
|
54.1
|
56.0
|
58.4
|
59.2
|
—
|
| |
Not determined
|
3.7
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
2.3
|
—
|
|
OFMDFM
|
Protestant
|
65.7
|
54.8
|
51.5
|
72.3
|
64.9
|
67.6
|
—
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
31.3
|
43.5
|
44.1
|
25.3
|
35.1
|
29.7
|
—
|
| |
Not determined
|
3.0
|
1.6
|
4.4
|
2.4
|
0.0
|
2.7
|
—
|
|
NIO
|
Protestant
|
60.2
|
65.2
|
68.5
|
64.8
|
68.1
|
62.3
|
(1)—
|
| |
Roman Catholic
|
32.5
|
29.4
|
25.4
|
33.3
|
29.4
|
30.3
|
(1)—
|
| |
Not determined
|
7.3
|
5.4
|
6.2
|
1.9
|
2.5
|
7.4
|
(1)—
|
(1) It has not been possible to show the perceived religious affiliation of staff due to the small numbers involved in order to protect the confidentiality of the information held.
Note:
The figures for NIO do not include Home Civil Servants who work in London, as the legislation does not require their community background to be monitored
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