My Department, like all Government departments and agencies is required to operate within a staff ceiling figure and a commensurate administrative staffing budget, which for this Department has involved reductions in staff.
The staffing needs for all areas within the Department are continuously reviewed, taking account of workloads, management priorities and the ongoing need to respond to new increasing demands in a wide range of services. This is to ensure that the best use is made of all available resources with a view to providing an efficient service to those who rely on the schemes operated by the Department.
The below table provides a breakdown by grade of the permanent staff (FTE) working in the Scope Section from 2008 to the end of September 2017.
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
Sep-17
|
Principal
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Assistant Principal
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer
|
4.00
|
5.00
|
4.80
|
4.80
|
4.80
|
4.00
|
4.00
|
4.00
|
4.00
|
4.80
|
Staff Officer
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.80
|
0.80
|
0.80
|
0.80
|
0.80
|
0.80
|
0.80
|
0.00
|
Clerical Officer
|
2.60
|
2.60
|
2.80
|
2.80
|
2.80
|
2.80
|
2.80
|
2.80
|
2.60
|
2.60
|
Total
|
10.60
|
11.60
|
11.40
|
11.40
|
11.40
|
9.60
|
10.60
|
10.60
|
10.40
|
10.40
|
*Staff Officer grade amalgamated with Executive Officer grade in 2017.
(The Principal and Assistant Principal of the Scope Section also have responsibility for other business areas in the Department)