Recruitment Statistics and Exceptions

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 2007 to 31 March 2008 are in the table below:

Numbers appointed at each Career Level, showing the proportion of, women, ethnic minorities, and disabled people who were successful
Career Level	Number	Women	% of starters	Ethnic minorities	% of starters	Disabled	% of starters
1	21	11	52	0	0.0	0	0.0
2	15	7	47	0	0.0	0	0.0
3	148	56	38	7	19	0	0.0
4	78	27	35	1	3	1	35
5	54	12	22	1	5	1	22
6	34	3	9	0	0.0	0	0.0
7	9	3	33	0	0.0	0	0.0
8	5	2	40	0	0.0	0	0.0
9	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	364

Note Career Level 1 is the lowest.

Exceptions during the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008

reinstatement

1 level 8 reinstatement

Transfers

13 transfers from Other Government Departments:              

• Level 2      -      1
• Level 3      -      1
• Level 4      -      1
• Level 5      -      3
• Level 6      -      5
• Level 7      -      1
• Level 8      -      1

Fixed-Term Appointments:

14 Fixed-Term Appointments, for less than 1 year, including students returning for holiday work.