Who does what in Whitehall and beyond
Here you can see the most comprehensive organisational charts of the UK Civil Service ever released online, taking another step towards the Government's goal of being the most transparent government in the world and opening up the structure of the Civil Service to public scrutiny.
These structure charts, known as "organograms" include the names, job titles and salaries of all civil service directors and more senior civil servants. They also include details of the numbers, grades, pay ranges and professions of staff within each team, as at 31 March 2011. They are available in a consistent, user-friendly style, giving you a view of the whole of central government in one place.
Central Government
Departments
Find out the names, job title and salaries of senior civil servants across HM Government departments.
Crime and Justice
Agencies and NDPBs
Find out who does what and how much they are paid across agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies.
Other Public Sector
Notes
Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) are public body that work independently of ministers but are accountable to them. They are not usually staffed by civil servants, and particularly have been created in areas where political consideration should play little part in decisions, but its agreed function should still be carried out in the public sector. NDPBs are responsible for their own budget and most are funded by grant-in-aid; though some are funded by levies on particular sectors and receive no central funding.
Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) can be executive agencies that have responsibility for particular business areas – these are part of and accountable to their parent dept; ALBs can also be independent in nature but subject to ministerial directions. Ministers do usually concern themselves with the day-to-day running of the agency. The Chief Executive is normally answerable to the Minister on operational issues.
The grades and structures within ALBs and NDPBs often do not match exactly with the standard Civil Service structure used in departments. However, for these organograms they have used an equivalent SCS grade to determine the hierarchy within an organisation and therefore no direct correlation should be made between the actual grade and the SCS equivalent. The equivalent grade was based on pay, role and responsibilities.
The devolved administrations are being invited to participate in this publication but this will not be mandatory as they are independent of the Westminster government.