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Further data on the disabled status of civil service staff are available on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=2899&;Pos=&ColRank=1&Rank=422.
Higher Civil Servants: Manpower
Simon Hughes: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what change there has been in the number of (a) women, (b) black and minority ethnic people and (c) people with disabilities holding senior Civil Service posts since 1997. [223727]
Mr. Watson: The following table sets out the changes in numbers of senior civil servants between 1997 and 2007 (the date for which latest figures are available).
| Number of SCS by diversity group | |||
| April 1997 | October 2007 | Change | |
| Source: SCS Database, Cabinet Office | |||
Home Department
Departmental Data Protection
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what meetings Ministers and officials in her Department have had with telecommunications and internet service providers on the establishment of a national database to store telecommunications and internet traffic data and connected information. [222645]
Mr. Coaker: Home Office officials have had a number of meetings with telecommunications and Internet Service Providers to inform the Government's consideration of work to modernise our national interception capabilities in the light of changes to communications technology.
Our ability to lawfully intercept communications and obtain communications data is critical to combating the threat posed by terrorism and in tackling serious and organised crime such as child sex abuse, kidnap, murder and drug related crime.
Proposals are still under development, and when finalised will be presented to Parliament.
Departmental Surveillance
James Duddridge: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications (a) her Department and (b) its agencies have made under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to (i) undertake directed surveillance, (ii) use covert human intelligence sources, (iii) acquire communications data and (iv) undertake intrusive surveillance in the last 24 months. [222037]
Mr. Coaker: The Home Office is not a listed public authority for the purposes of intrusive surveillance and therefore does not use it. However, the Home Office (UK Border Agency) may acquire communications data, use directed surveillance and deploy covert human intelligence sources in connection with its work. Figures on public authority use of covert techniques controlled by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ('RIPA') are published annually by the Interception of Communications Commissioner, the Chief Surveillance Commissioner and the Intelligence Services Commissioner who each have particular inspection and oversight responsibilities under RIPA. The latest reports were laid before Parliament and copies placed in the House Library on 22 July. The figures provided in the reports are not broken down by individual public authority use of specific covert technique as, depending on the particular technique and authority using it, this could either reveal sensitivities or be misleading. The question of further disclosure for any particular public authority is a matter for the relevant Commissioner.
Dyfed-Powys Police Authority: Manpower
Mark Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) civilian staff were employed by Dyfed-Powys police authority in each year since 2001. [221916]
Mr. Coaker: The available data are given in the following table.
| Dyfed-Powys p olice officer strength( 1) (FTE)( 2) as at 31 March 20 01 to 31 March 20 08 | |
| Number | |
| (1) This table contains full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of the constituent items. (2) Full-time equivalent excludes those on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave. (3) Comparable strength (excludes those on career breaks, or maternity/paternity leave). The Police Numbers Task Force (2001) recommended that a clear presentation was made of the numbers of staff employed by police forces including those seconded into the force and those on any type of long or short term absence. These new calculations were first used in 2003, and are not comparable with data prior to March 2003. The data from 2003 onwards used here are termed comparable because they have been calculated on the old basis to allow comparison. | |
| Dyfed-Powys police staff strength( 1) (FTE)( 2) as at 31 March 2001 to 31 March 2008 | |
| Number | |
| (1) Civilian staff have been referred to as police staff since March 2003. Figures exclude traffic wardens, police community support officers and designated officers (s.38). (2) Total strength is based on full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number, because of rounding there may be an apparent discrepancy between these totals and the totals in other tables. Figures exclude those staff on career breaks or maternity/paternity unless otherwise stated. (3) Strength figures as at 31 March 2003 onwards include those staff on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave. Therefore these figures are not comparable with those provided for other years in the table. | |
Emergency Calls: Hoaxes and False Alarms
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hoax 999 calls were answered by the Metropolitan Police in the last period for which figures are available. [222762]
Mr. Coaker: This information is a matter for the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
Office of the Surveillance Commissioners
Mrs. Lait: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Office of the Surveillance Commissioners is a public authority for the purposes of the (a) Freedom of Information Act 2000 and (b) Environmental Information Regulations 2004. [222927]
Mr. Coaker: The Office of Surveillance Commissioners is not a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Information about their independent oversight role can be found in their published annual reports or on their website.
Olympic Games 2012
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time equivalent members of staff in (a) her Department and (b) its associated public bodies are working on projects relating to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics games; how many of those work on (i) project management, (ii) legacy planning, (iii) project oversight and (iv) financial oversight; and what plans she has for future staffing levels in each case. [221866]
Mr. Coaker: There are currently 12 members of the Home Office engaged full-time on aspects of development of and planning for the London 2012 games. Roles are not specifically project based. Other staff in the Home Office and its agencies, such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency, are involved in Olympic-related projects as part of their wider duties as required.
There are currently 111 staff working in the multi-agency Olympic Security Directorate. 97 of these staff are engaged in predominantly project and programme roles which involve both financial oversight and legacy planning.
Staffing numbers in both the Home Office and the Olympic Security Directorate will fluctuate according to the demands of the programme and are kept under constant review.
Police: Bureaucracy
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of administration was in each police force in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years; and how many people were employed to carry out this work in each police force in each year. [224074]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 17 September 2008]: The information requested on police administration costs is not held centrally. Details of total revenue and capital grants are held but not details of expenditure.
The information requested on the number of people employed to carry out administration are not held centrally. The numbers of police staff are given in the following table.
Police staff are individuals who are employed by the police service to support the service and ensure it runs efficiently and effectively, working in partnership with those in uniform.
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