Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Personnel Management

(asked on 23rd February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across his Department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development or equivalent professional bodies.


Answered by
Ian Murray Portrait
Ian Murray
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 9th March 2026

There are a total of 4 Directors at SCS Pay band 2 with responsibility for human resources in DSIT and the department’s Executive Agencies.

The majority hold CIPD accreditation or equivalent HR qualifications.

Number of Directors with responsibility for human resources (HR)

Number of Directors delivering non-HR technical activity e.g. Shared Services

Number of Directors with CIPD membership

>5

>5

>5

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