DIUS staff qualification statistics

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I am sorry Mr Chapman, but I have quoted an incorrect case reference.

It should read:

Case reference: 2009/0029181.

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Dear Mr Chapman,
Thank you for your e-mail of 27 March requesting details of the number of
people in the Department and employees with science and engineering
degrees.

As at 31 March 2009, there were 891 employees.

The Department's systems do not hold information on qualifications and
therefore we can not provide the information in the form requested. Our
HR systems do allow our employees to record some qualifications. From the
latest information available, seven employees had engineering degrees and
81 employees had science degrees. However, you should also note that:

(i) this is information that staff have made available voluntarily and
therefore does not constitute a comprehensive return.

(ii) given the lack of a clear definition of a science degree, there are
likely to be some inconsistencies in the data provided.

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Yours sincerely,

Colman Ambrose
COMMERCIAL SERVICES DIVISION
[email address]
[1]www.dcsf.gov.uk

Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2009/0029181.

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