Background
The Civil Service Order in Council 1995 authorises the Civil Service Commissioners to require departments and agencies to publish summary information about their recruitment and the use of permitted exceptions to the principles of fair and open competition and selection on merit.
Recruitment
Dstl has a system in place to ensure that recruitment is carried out on the basis of fair and open competition, and selection on merit, in accordance with the recruitment code laid down by the Civil Service Commissioners. There is also a program in place for carrying out internal audits.
Details of staff recruited in the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007 are in the table below:
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Numbers appointed at each Career Level, showing the proportion of, women, ethnic minorities, and disabled people who were successful
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| Career Level |
Number |
Women |
% of starters |
Ethnic minorities |
% of starters |
Disabled |
% of starters |
| 1 |
101 |
43 |
42.0 |
6 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2 |
34 |
16 |
47.1 |
1 |
2.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 3 |
128 |
42 |
32.8 |
5 |
3.9 |
7 |
5.5 |
| 4 |
66 |
21 |
31.8 |
1 |
1.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 5 |
47 |
10 |
21.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
2.1 |
| 6 |
34 |
8 |
23.5 |
2 |
5.9 |
1 |
2.9 |
| 7 |
11 |
2 |
18.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 8 |
7 |
1 |
14.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 9 |
8 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Total |
436 |
143 |
32.8 |
15 |
3.4 |
9 |
2.1 |
Note Career Level 1 is the lowest.
Exceptions during the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007
Exceptions up to a maximum of 24 months
Seven casual students at Level 1
Recurrent short-term appointments
One Level 1 student working during the holiday period.
Re-appointment
One re-appointment at Level 5 of former technical expert
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