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Working Days Lost (Public Sector)
Mr. Lidington:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many days were lost per staff year in each (a) core department of the Northern Ireland administration and (b) associated public body in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06; what the total number of days lost was in each case; and what the cost was to
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each such (A) department and (B) public body in each year. [76895]
Mr. Hanson:
For the purpose of answering this question, it has been assumed that the information requested relates to the level of sickness absence in each of the 11 Departments of the Northern Ireland administration, the Northern Ireland Office, departmental executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs).
The table at Annex A reflects both the position for 2004-05 in respect of non-industrial staff and industrial staff in NI Departments and their executive agencies. It should be noted that there are differing methods in place across Departments for recording industrial sickness absence, and information such as the average days lost per staff year is not available in all cases. The information on sickness absence levels for 2005-06 is not yet available but will be published in September 2006.
Information relating to all NDPBs is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, where the information is available, this is reflected in the tables at Annex B.
| Annex A: Absence information 2004-05 |
| Department/agency | Total number of days lost | Average days lost per staff year | Cost (£) |
|
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD)-Overall
|
40,273.3
|
11.5
|
3,033,434
|
|
Forest service
|
1,282.8
|
10.1
|
94,328
|
|
Rivers agency
|
2,520.2
|
14.5
|
214,731
|
|
DARD industrial staff
|
12,635.0
|
20.6
|
707,468
|
|
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL)-Overall
|
4,653.7
|
11.0
|
434,989
|
|
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
|
1,548.3
|
16.9
|
127,476
|
|
Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI)
|
1,283.5
|
8.1
|
126,956
|
|
DCAL industrial staff
|
392
|
n/a
|
14,780
|
|
Department of Education (DE)
|
8,274.7
|
12.8
|
716,665
|
|
Department for Employment and Learning (DEL)
|
24,610.1
|
14.7
|
1,760,015
|
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI)
|
7,090.8
|
9.9
|
570,762
|
|
DETI industrial staff
|
29
|
n/a
|
1,802
|
|
Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP)-Overall
|
39,831.3
|
13.7
|
2,990,330
|
|
Business Development Service (BDS)
|
3,814.7
|
17.3
|
291,929
|
|
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
|
3,081.4
|
9.0
|
236,663
|
|
Valuation and Lands Agency (VLA)
|
3,453.2
|
11.2
|
253,701
|
|
Land Registers of Northern Ireland
|
3,971.2
|
17.9
|
238,229
|
|
Rate Collection Agency
|
5,995.3
|
21.8
|
341,892
|
|
DFP industrial staff
|
351
|
n/a
|
12,199
|
|
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS)-Overall
|
9,584.9
|
9.5
|
948,547
|
|
Health Estates Agency
|
1,183.4
|
8.9
|
145,488
|
|
Department of the Environment (DOE)-Overall
|
29,241.7
|
12.0
|
2,470,560
|
|
Planning Service
|
8,592.4
|
11.9
|
800,443
|
|
Environment and Heritage Service
|
5,204.8
|
9.8
|
461,967
|
|
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (DVLNI)
|
8,373.3
|
17.3
|
576,398
|
|
Driver Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA)
|
5,068.0
|
10.5
|
418,805
|
|
DOE Industrial Staff
|
1,125
|
n/a
|
52,525
|
|
Department for Regional Development (DRD)-Overall
|
32,285.3
|
10.2
|
2,877,604
|
|
Roads service
|
15,143.4
|
9.6
|
1,238,456
|
|
Roads service industrial staff
|
11,329
|
n/a
|
494,958
|
|
Water service
|
10,503.2
|
9.9
|
1,025,134
|
|
Water service industrial staff
|
12,258.0
|
12.6
|
710,725
|
|
Department for Social Development (BSD)-Overall
|
152,260.4
|
19.4
|
9,212,062
|
|
Child Support Agency (CSA)
|
38,789
|
24.5
|
2,088,822
|
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|
Social Security Agency (SSA)
|
103,481.0
|
18.5
|
6,358,803
|
|
Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM)
|
3,314.9
|
8.6
|
326,737
|
|
Northern Ireland Office (NIO)
|
18,364.5
|
12.6
|
1,485,044
|
|
NI Prison Service
|
33,272.0
|
15.9
|
3.76 million
|
Notes:
1. Staff from the parliamentary Commissioner for Complaints and the Planning Appeals Commission are included in the DFP figures.
2. Staff from HSENI and OFREG are included in the DETI figures.
3. The NIO figures include staff in both the NICS and HCS.
4. It is important to remember that information should not be added together to give an overall total as the information for the Agencies is also counted in the information for the Department to which they belong.
5. Note that unless specifically stated staff are non-industrial.
|
| Annex B: Non-departmental public bodies 2004-05 |
| NDPB | Total number of days lost | Cost (£) |
|
DARD
| | |
|
AFBI(1)
|
647
|
33,220
|
|
NIFHA(2)
|
264
|
15,730
|
|
LMC(3)
|
290
|
13,996
|
| | | |
|
DSD
| | |
|
Housing executive
|
47,770
|
2,915,612
|
|
Laganside
|
38
|
2,395
|
| | | |
|
DCAL
| | |
|
Core (industrial staff)
|
392
|
14,780
|
|
Arts council
|
322
|
31,972
|
|
Sports council
|
788
|
39,484
|
|
Fishery conservancy board
|
416
|
13,383
|
|
National Museums NI
|
4,984
|
n/a
|
|
NI Museums Council
|
6
|
550
|
| | | |
|
DEL
| | |
|
Labour Relations Agency
|
924
|
91,082
|
|
Enterprise Ulster
|
2,077
|
103,133
|
|
USEL(4)
|
213
|
21,480
|
|
CITB(5)
|
581
|
53,169
|
| | | |
|
DETI
| | |
|
Invest NI
|
6,553
|
538,469
|
|
NI Tourist Board
|
1,522
|
124,804
|
|
General Consumer Council
|
242
|
23,072
|
| | | |
|
DOE
| | |
|
NILGOSC(6)
|
599
|
31,716
|
|
LGSC(7)
|
72
|
8,199
|
| | | |
|
DE
| | |
|
Northern Ireland Council for the curriculum, examinations and assessment
|
1,648
|
145,000
|
|
Youth Council for Northern Ireland
|
33
|
4,500
|
|
Council for Catholic maintained schools
|
651
|
67,000
|
|
Staff commission for education and library boards
|
10
|
n/a
|
|
Belfast education and library board
|
9,402
|
n/a
|
|
Southern education and library board
|
8,129
|
n/a
|
|
North Eastern education and library board
|
5,604
|
n/a
|
|
South Eastern education and library board
|
4,612
|
n/a
|
|
Western Education and library board
|
4,959
|
n/a
|
