Summary information

Study title

Non-Industrial Civil Service Staff Statistics : British Isles, 1939-1999

Creator

McMillan, J. M. A., University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Division of Government and Politics

Massey, A., University of Portsmouth, School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies

Rhodes, R. A. W., University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Department of Politics

Carmichael, P., University of Ulster, School of Public Policy, Economics and Law

Study number / PID

4354 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-4354-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The aims of the project were:
to analyse the factors propelling change in the Civil Service outside Whitehall;
to create a database of the Civil Service outside Whitehall covering numbers of employees, units, expenditure and functions;
to map the procedures for recruitment, promotion, training, pay and conditions of employment;
to describe how those who work in the Civil Service outside Whitehall perceive both their work and the Civil Service;
to explore the tensions between territorial and functional politics.
The dataset is compiled from official sources covering 1939-1999.
Main Topics:

The data include a non-industrial Civil Service headcount by responsibility level and region (1997) and time series for 1975-1996 for UK by region and department; a time series of Northern Ireland non-industrial Civil Service staff by department and by grade 1939-1996; a time series of Isle of Man Civil Service staff 1970-1999; and an analysis of Guernsey and Jersey statistics.

Government, political systems and organisationsHistory

CENTRAL GOVERNMENTCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICEEMPLOYMENTGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Data collection period

Not available

Country

Channel Islands, Great Britain, Isle of Man

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

contains time series data

Analysis unit

Institutions/organisations

Cross-national

National

Universe

Non-industrial Civil Service staff in Great Britain, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, for various dates between 1939 and 1996.

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Grant number

R000237035

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2001

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Rhodes, R. (2003) 'What Is New About Governance and Why Does It Matter?' in J. Hayward and A. Menon (eds.), , Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN01-99250154 |978-0199250141
Griffiths, D. (1999) 'The Welsh Office and Welsh autonomy', Public Administration, 793–807
(1997) 'Change in Civil Service employment beyond Whitehall', [presentation], ECPR Joint Sessions, 27 February 1997-04 March 2018, Bern, Switzerland.
(1999) 'Regionalisation in Great Britain', [presentation], 7th Hochschultag, 'Europa und die Kommunen', 11 November 1999-11 November 1999, Kreisverwaltung (district administration), Soest.
Massey, A. and McMillan, J. (2005) 'A Regional Future for the UK Civil Service?: The Government Offices for the English Regions and the Civil Service in Scotland', Public Money & Management, 25-31
Carmichael, P. (2002) 'The Northern Ireland Civil Service:: Characteristics and Trends Since 1970', Public Administration, 23-49
Rhodes, R. (2001) 'Unitary State' in N. Smelser and P. Baltes (eds.), , Amsterdam | Oxford: Elsevier, 15968–15971. ISBN008-0430767 | 978-0080430768
Carmichael, P. (2002) 'The Northern Ireland Civil Service:: Characteristics and Trends Since 1970', Public Administration, 23-49
Griffiths, D. (2000) 'Writings on the margins:: Welsh politics', British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 124-134
Rhodes, R. (2000) 'New Labour's Civil Service:: summing-up joining-up', The Political Quarterly, 151-166
Massey, A. (1999) The state of Britain: : a guide to the UK public sector, London: Public Management and Policy Association.ISBN 0852998767 | 9780852998762