There are currently 16 staff – civil servants and non-civil servants – in my private office. This includes four special advisers, three personal assistants, my private secretary, one administrative officer, one higher executive officer and six clerical officers (one on a higher duties allowance). There is also one vacancy at clerical level.
The Office of the Government Press Secretary, the Government Information Service and the Communications Unit currently has 11 staff (civil servants and non civil servants). This includes the Government Press Secretary, the Deputy Government Press Secretary and Head of GIS, the Communications Unit Manager, one personal assistant, one senior press officer, one press officer, one executive officer, one staff officer and three clerical officers. In addition, there are four staff on secondment to the Communications Unit from other Government Departments.
I have no plans at present to move staff from one of these divisions to the other.