Staffing levels and cost comparison for 2017 and 2020 (FOI)

​Request

My question concerns the staffing levels and cost of the civil service. I would like comparisons please in 2017 and 2020 (in which case the most current numbers should apply) in all instances.

Could you please tell me:

A

How many people were / are employed in the civil service in both years?

B

What are numbers of people in each Tier of the civil service for both years?

C

What was / is the total salary cost per annum? (In the case of 2020 please round up to the equivalent of a full year)

Separately, can you please tell me?

D

How many people in grades CS11 and above were appointed in the HCS department in the last two years?

E

How many people in any grade have been appointed in the Communications unit in the last two years?

F

How many people of Director and above level have we employed in the last three years in all departments?

Response

A

The full set of public sector manpower data is published in the official labour market survey:

Statistics Jersey: Labour market June 2020

B

Tiers were introduced in 2018 as part of the One Gov operating model and so a direct comparison is not held in recorded form. To answer the request, the data would need to be extracted from various sources and manipulated, aside from taking more than the prescribed 12.5 hours to do that work, the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 does not require a Scheduled Public Authority to manipulate data to provide a response.

Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied.

C

For the year 2017: £131,223m (Taken From the 2018 Financial Report and Accounts, found on page 234 at the following link: 

2018 Annual Report and Accounts

For the year 2020, Following an extensive review of systems, it has been concluded that the information, as requested, is not held in recorded form. To answer the request, the data would need to be extracted from various sources and manipulated, aside from taking more than the prescribed 12.5 hours to do that work, the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 does not require a Scheduled Public Authority to manipulate data in order to provide a response. Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied.

2020 Financial Report and Accounts are due to be released in March 2021.

D

The below is based on an individual’s role start date being in that year and the role start reason being New Company Starter, Re-Hire or Transfer:

• 2019: 12

• 2020: 14

E

The below is based on an individual’s role start date being in that year and the role start reason being New Company Starter, Re-Hire or Transfer:

• 2018: 18

• 2019: 6

• 2020: 7

F

We do not report staff by title, such as “Director”.

We have published an analysis of the senior leadership team of the Government of Jersey:

One Government Structure

We have published a full analysis of staff numbers by grade from November 2018 to December 2019 as follows:

Government of Jersey employees (FOI)

Information for 2017 and 2018 on the size of the senior leadership team has previously been published as follows:

Reduction in senior leadership roles (FOI)