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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER
BY THE CONNÉTABLE OF ST. JOHN
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 4th DECEMBER 2012
Question
"Further to his recent radio interview on BBC Radio Jersey's 'politics hour', could the Chief Minister state how many civil servants are employed within his Department and by the States as a whole and what the figures were at the end of the last Council of Ministers in November 2011?"
Answer
In January 2012 the Chief Minister's Department took over responsibility for the Human Resources and Information Services divisions that were previously recorded under the Treasury and Resources Department. There has been a reduction of 138 FTE Civil Servants in the Treasury and Resources Department and an increase in the Chief Minister' Department of 144 Civil Servants. The resulting 6 FTE relates to growth within the Human Resources Department.
The Education, Technical, Secretarial and Support staff group were assimilated into the Civil Service with effect from 30th November 2011, this change accounts for 420 FTE of the total increase of 422 FTE Civil Servants in the Education, Sport and Culture Department.
Other significant changes are in relation to the "back to work initiative" within the Social Security Department; the provision of lunchtime supervision within the Education, Sport and Culture Department; restructuring within the Ports Departments; and also within the Home Affairs Department where uniformed services employees moved into the civil service.
The below table includes the full time equivalent (FTE) Civil Service core employees at the specified dates, and excludes those employees carrying out roles that are classified as exempt under the Regulation of Undertakings Law; for example employees providing absence cover and students.
FTE FTE FTE 30/11/2011 31/10/2012 Difference
Department
Chief Minister's Department 43 187 144
Other Departments 2078 2409 331
Grand Total 2122 2596 475 Budget and headcount increases are detailed and approved within Departmental business plans.