This section contains contact information for all Civil Service Departments and Accredited NDPBs. If you have a question relating to a specific department, please select the department from this list and use the contact information provided to get in touch with them directly.
It will build on the strengths and successes of previous marine regimes and, within the first few years, it will consolidate and mature its own mechanisms for licensing and planning.
The main responsibilities encompass
- An integrated system of marine planning
- A streamlined, transparent and consistent system for licensing marine activities and developments
- A dynamic contribution to conserving natural resouirces, eco –systems and species, including the development of marine protected areas
- Modernisation and streamlining of the management and regulation of England’s marine fisheries
- Contributing to response, relationships and returns to the EU and international bodies.
The MMO is led and directed by an independent, non-executive Chair and board and they are responsible for ensuring that the MMO fulfils the aim and objectives set by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs.
The Chief Executive and Directors form the senior executive team. As the accounting officer, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible to Defra permanent Secretary.
There are approximately 280 staff based in its headquarters in Newcastle and 18 coastal offices
The MMO will not deliver these functions alone and will engage with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to ensure a joined up approach to management, consultation and decision making.
The mission of the MMO is to be the national champion of sustainable development in our marine and coastal area
Acronym: MMO
Contact Details
Marine Management Organisation
PO Box 1275
Newcastle Upon tyne
NE99 5BN
Telephone:0191 3762549
Contact Information:
MCA
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
Email: MCA.Recruitment@mcga.gov.uk
Contact Information:
MHS Human Resources Department
Kings Pool
Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR
Telephone: 01904 455524
Email: recruitment@mhs.gov.uk
The MRC offers an extensive range of career opportunities for scientists, research support staff, and management and admin professionals. We employ more than 3,000 people in research establishments throughout the UK, two research units in Africa and our administrative centres in London, Cambridge, Oxford and Swindon.
Acronym: MRC
Contact Details
The Recruitment Team
MRC Shared Service Centre
North Star House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
Telephone: +44 (0)1793 867003
Email: SSCMRCRecruitment@ssc.rcuk.ac.uk
URL: www.mrc.ac.uk
Contact Information:
Sybil Walker/Natasha Bedi
HR Assistants
MHRA
151Buckingham palace road
Victoria
London
SW1W 9SQ
Telephone: 020 7080 6992
Email: hrenq@mhra.gsi.gov.uk
Most of our people are based at our Exeter headquarters, with others at sites around the UK and abroad. Though over 70% of our people are scientists, we also employ administrative and support staff.
Contact Information:
HR Recruitment Team
Discovery Ground
The Met Office
FitzRoy Road
Exeter
Devon
EX1 3PB
Telephone: 0870 900 0100
There’s a huge selection of careers available calling for a diverse range of skills. These include working as an intelligence officer, in our Language Unit, as an administrative assistant, data analyst, IT, scientific and technical roles and surveillance. Our website has information about our recruitment and vetting process and the skills and experience we look for, www.mi5careers.gov.uk
As well as vital and varied work there are lots of other benefits. Our training and development programme will give you a broader understanding of the organisation and will equip you with the specialist skills needed to make the most of the great career opportunities available.
Our salary and rewards are competitive and include a generous pension scheme and holiday entitlement. You can also look forward to working with people from a range of backgrounds in a friendly, team orientated working environment with a strong sense of shared purpose.
Contact Information:
Telephone: London & Other Areas: 020 7807 8819; West Country: 01225 468 623
Contact Information:
Selbourne House
54-60 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QW
Website: www.mla.gov.uk
Contact Information:
The National Archives
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
Telephone: 020 8876 3444
Email: enquiry@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Contact Information:
David Brownlee
Deputy Keeper
National Archive of Scotland
HM General Register House
2 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3YY
Telephone: 0131 535 1313
Contact Information:
Linda Newton
Deputy Head of HR Service Centre
HR Delivery Division,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff,
S Glamorgan
CF10 3NQ
Telephone: 029 2082 5423
Email: Linda.Newton@Wales.GSI.Gov.UK
The Government of Wales Act 2006 provides the National Assembly for Wales with significant new powers to legislate, and strengthens its scrutiny role. It also creates a legally separate Welsh Assembly Government and new Corporate Body which is called the National Assembly for Wales Commission, which has responsibility for the provision of property, staff and services to support the Assembly Members.
The Commission consists of the Presiding Officer and four other Members nominated by the main political parties. The staff of the Commission are employees of the Commission and are headed by the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly.
Accronym: The Assembly Commission
Contact Details:
The National Assembly for Wales Commission,
Ty Hywel,
Cardiff Bay,
CF99 1NA
Telephone: 029 2089 8659
Email: AC.Recruitment@wales.gov.uk
URL: www.assemblywales.org
- • Bringing on the next generation of headteachers and their senior leaders to ensure great leadership for our schools, children’s centres and children’s services now and in the future.
- • Providing a range of leadership programmes and support that give leaders the best opportunity to be the best that they can be.
- • Harnessing the skills and energy of the best leaders so that they can drive improvement beyond their own schools and organisations.
Our goals and values
We are driven by our four goals which are inspiring new leaders; great leadership development; empowering successful leaders and shaping future leaders.
Everything we do is shaped by our values:
Compassionate: We never forget why we are here
Can-do: There is almost nothing we cannot achieve, if we have the will
Challenging: We never stop striving to improve
Collaborative: We work to build successful partnerships
Creative: We know that improvement requires constant innovation
Accronym: National College
Contact Details:
National College.
Lime House,
Mere Way,
Ruddington Fields Business Park,
Ruddington.
Nottingham.
NG11 6JS
Telephone: 0115 872 2566
Email: fiona.taylor@nationalcollege.org.uk
URL: www.nationalcollege.org.uk
Contact Information:
PO Box 64170
London
WC1A 9BP
Telephone: 020 3356 1000
Email: nfajobs@attorneygeneral.gsi.gov.uk
URL:www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/nfa
We also provide an information service for the NHS on human rights case-law, dispute resolution between primary care practitioners and their local Primary Care Trusts, and advice and assistance to NHS bodies when handling equal pay litigation.
There are currently offices in Victoria in Central London and Leeds in West Yorkshire.
Acronym: NHSLA
Contact Details:
2nd Floor
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SZ
UK
Telephone: 020 7811 2700
Email: generalenquiries@nhsla.com
URL: www.nhsla.com
The services we provide cover almost every area of health service activity. Our role includes caring for patients and blood donors directly, promoting long term health improvement, delivering efficiency and cost effectiveness to NHS Scotland and providing information to clinicians, the public and the Scottish Government.
Made up of a number of divisions and support functions, we employ around 3,600 dedicated and highly specialised staff based in 24 locations in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee and Livingston.
Contact information:
Fiona Barker,
Senior HR Manager
NHS National Services Scotland
Gyle Square
South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Telephone: 0131 244 3479
Email: f.barker@nhs.net
Contact Information:
NOMIS Programme,
99-105 Horseferry Road,
London,
SW1P 2DD
Telephone: 020 7217 0169
Email: GH.HR@justice.gov.uk
Department Information
Acronym
NPIA
Address:
Recruitment
Bramshill
Hook
Hampshire
RG27 0JW
Telephone: 01256 602683
Contact Information:
National Savings and Investments
Personnel Directorate
375 Kensington High Street
London
W14 8SD
Telephone: 020 7348 9657
Contact Information:
Sunningdale Park,
Larch Avenue,
Ascot,
Berkshire SL5 0QE
Telephone: 01344 634306
Email: suzanne.lilley@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk
Contact Information:
Mrs Zélie Armstrong
NWML
Stanton Avenue
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 0JZ
Telephone: 020 8943 7251
Email: zelie.armstrong@nwml.gov.uk
Website: http://www.naturalengland.org.uk
NERC employs just over 2500 people at over 40 locations throughout the UK.
We employ many scientists and engineers from a wide range of disciplines including: biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, mathematics, meteorology, oceanography, physics and zoology.
A wide range of support staff enable us to operate efficiently, from accounts to caterers, public relations staff and computing specialists.
Contact Information:
Natural Environment Research Council
Polaris House,
North Star Avenue,
Swindon,
SN2 1EU
Tel: 01793 411500
Fax: 01793 411501
Contact Information:
Ryszarda Palarczyk
Premier House
60 Caversham Road
Reading
RG1 7EB
Email: pasarecruitment@pasa.nhs.uk
Contact Information:
Competitiveness is the key to England’s Northwest economic success – the essential element in the development of our region’s businesses, its people and its places.
We work to maximise the region’s competitiveness, delivering effective responses to both short-term challenges and longer-term opportunities. We do this by supporting the region’s businesses, by assisting new startsups, by encouraging investment in the region, by leading the region’s £119 billion economy in innovative and sustainable directions and by delivering real opportunities for the seven million people who live within our boundaries.
We use our economic expertise to shape the growth opportunities of important industry sectors and help guide the development of the skills needed to match our economic ambitions.
Our investment is carefully targeted at initiatives that unlock the widest possible economic benefit. Our work is set out in the Regional Economic Strategy. We are currently developing a new single Regional Strategy called RS2010.
Acronym: NWDA
Contact Information
Renaissance House,
Centre Park,
Warrington,
WA1 1QN
Telephone: 01925 400513
Email: HRD@nwda.co.uk
URL: www.nwda.co.uk
Contact Information:
Office for National Statistics
Human Resources Division
Room D238 Government Buildings
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8XG
Contact Information:
HR Operations Team
Royal Exchange Buildings
St Ann’s Square
Manchester
M2 7LA
Telephone: 0161 618 8100
Email: HROperations@ofsted.gov.uk
Contact Information:
Nicolette Beechey
HR Operations
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX
Telephone: 020 7211 8542
Email: nicolette.beechey@oft.gov.uk
Other priorities and influences include:
• helping to secure Britain’s energy supplies by promoting competitive gas and electricity markets – and regulating them so that there is adequate investment in the networks, and
• contributing to the drive to curb climate change and other work aimed at sustainable development by, for example:
• helping the gas and electricity industries to achieve environmental improvements as efficiently as possible; and
• taking account of the needs of vulnerable customers, particularly older people, those with disabilities and those on low incomes.
Ofgem is governed by an Authority, consisting of non-executive and executive members and a non-executive chair. Non-executive members bring experience and expertise from a range of areas including industry, social policy, environmental work, finance and Europe. The Executive members of the Authority are Ofgem’s Chief Executive and three Managing Directors.
The Authority determines strategy, sets policy priorities and takes decisions on a range of matters, including price controls and enforcement. The Authority’s powers are provided for under the Gas Act 1986, the Electricity Act 1989, the Utilities Act 2000, the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002.
Department Information
URL
www.ofgem.gov.uk
Acronym
OFGEM
Address
9 Millbank,
London,
SW1P-3GE
Email
Rob.williams@ofgem.gov.uk
Telephone
020 7901 7144
Contact Information:
The Office of Government Commerce
Human Resources
Rosebery Court
St Andrews Business Park
Morwich
NR7 0HS
Telephone: 0845 000 4999
Email: jobapplications@ogc.gsi.gov.uk
Contact Information:
Office of Rail Regulation
One Kemble Street
London WC2B 4AN
Telephone: 020 7282 2051
Email: hr.recruitment@orr.gsi.gov.uk
Contact Information:
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland,
Dover House,
Whitehall,
LONDON SW1A 2AU
Telephone: 020 7270 6720
Email: Robin.Sutherland@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Contact Information:
33 Greycoat Street
London
SW1P 2QF
Telephone: 020 7783 8330
We directly regulate the provision of immigration advice/services by persons who are not regulated by one of the seven Designated Professional Bodies (DPBs) or European equivalent or who have otherwise been exempted from registration by Ministerial Order.
The Immigration Services Commissioner has regulatory, ombudsman and prosecutorial responsibilities, the latter two being closely allied to its regulatory functions. Her main roles are to operate a regulatory and complaints scheme, to prosecute those operating illegally and to monitor and report to the Home Secretary on the handling by the DPBs of complaints made against their members in respect of immigration advice/services. The OISC actively works with regulated advisers to maintain high standards of professionalism in the immigration advice industry. 4061 advisers and 1680 organisations were directly regulated by the OISC as at 31st March 2008.
We aim to regulate in a proportionate, targeted and transparent manner. Using a risk based approach; the OISC focuses its energies on those areas where clients may be at their most vulnerable. In line with this, the key elements of the OISC’s integrated audit process are the review of each regulated adviser’s main business systems and structures, file scrutiny and the assessment of adviser competence.
We currently employ around 65 staff. Although this is relatively small in numerical terms, the emphasis on both organisational and personal development is a key factor in our success. The OISC is proud of the number of its employees who eventually move on having added additional skills to their portfolio through having worked with us.
Department Information
URL
www.oisc.gov.uk
Acronym
OISC
Address
5th Floor,
Counting House,
53 Tooley St.
London
SE1 2QN
Email
Larry.rush@oisc.gov.uk
Telephone
020 7211 1535
Contact Information:
Archway Tower,
2 Junction Road,
London
N19 5SZ
Telephone: 08453302900
Email: customerservices@publicguardian.gov.uk
We are responsible for regulating National Curriculum assessments (SATs) (including Early Years Foundation Stages (EYFS), GCSEs, A levels, the Diploma, NVQs and vocational qualifications. We’re not responsible for regulating university degrees – these are covered by the Quality Assurance Agency
Acronym: Ofqual
Contact Information:
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
Spring Place
Coventry Business Park
Herald Avenue
Coventry
CV5 6UB
Telephone: 02476 716754
Email: rachael.brogan@ofqual.gov.uk
URL: www.ofqual.gov.uk
The purpose of the office is to work with the road works community to oversee improvements to the planning, co-ordination and quality of road works in Scotland. The Commissioner is required to monitor the road works carried out by both roads authorities and utility companies. He is also required to promote both compliance with legislation and the pursuit of good practice.
It is a small of office comprising the Commissioner, a performance manager, a liaison manager and an office manager and is located within Saughton House in Edinburgh.
Further information about the Office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner and the work which we undertake can be found on our website at www.roadworksscotland.gov.uk
Acronym: OSRWC
Contact Details
Room Y1.10
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
EH113XD
Telephone: 0131 244 4757
Email: enquiries@roadworksscotland.gov.uk
URL: www.roadworksscotland.gov.uk
Amongst other duties, the ODA is responsible for:
• Building new permanent venues
• Building arenas that will be relocated after the Games
• Permanent works to existing sports venues,
• Planning and delivery on both Transport infrastructure and services to support the 2012 Games projects
• Acting as the Planning Authority for the Olympic Park
The ODA ensures that the overall programme of work is delivered on schedule, to specification and on budget. We work in partnership with many public and private sector bodies such as DCMS, LOCOG, the GLA and the ODA’s Delivery Partner. There is a strong team and delivery focus within the organisation.
The ODA will be wound up after the Games, and any outstanding responsibilities will be transferred to other public sector bodies, such as the Olympic Park Legacy Company. The ODA is a relatively small direct employer, and we will not be recruiting many roles. Because of the nature of our organisation, all our jobs will be fixed-term appointments, and we will consider a range of resourcing options to meet our business requirements and suit individual needs. Where we have an established vacancy we will fund the costs of the post.
The ODA offers a unique environment for personal growth and development. We are committed to sharing this opportunity with other organisations and actively encourage people to contribute to our work on secondment from their parent organisations. We are willing to consider such secondment options where we have a good skills-match fit and where these are fully funded by the parent Department.
Acronym: ODA
Contact Information:
Mailpoint 6A
One Churchill Place
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5LN
Telephone: 0203 023 6509
Email: Recruitment.ODA@london2012.com
URL: www.london2012.com
Created 11 years ago, it has led the economic regeneration of the region, investing in the North East to create the conditions for businesses to grow and thrive.
One North East supports entrepreneurs, new and established businesses through loans and grant support, leads inward investment and the urban regeneration of the region.
The regional development agency also invests grant support into rural businesses, leads support for the tourism industry and manages European Regional Development Fund 2007-2013 investments into regional companies and projects.
Contact Details:
Stella House,
Goldcrest Way.
Newburn Riverside,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE15 8NY
Telephone: 0191 229 6621
Email: recruitment@onenortheast.co.uk
URL: www.onenortheast.co.uk
Contact Information:
Ordnance Survey
Recruitment Team
Romsey Road
Southampton
SO16 4GU
Telephone: 02380 792 604
Email: recruitment@ordnancesurvey.co.uk
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
The Parole Board aims to:
- Make risk assessments which are rigorous, fair and timely with the primary aim of protecting the public and which contribute to the rehabilitation of prisoners where appropriate.
- Demonstrate effective and accountable corporate governance by maintaining strong internal control, setting clear objectives and managing corporate risk and to deliver best value by optimum use of resources.
- Promote the independence of and confidence in the work of the Board, while effectively managing change.
The Parole Board is located in London, and currently comprises of the Chairman, Chief Excutive, 100 staff and Parole Board Members. The Members work part-time for the Parole Board and part-time in some other profession. They are not directly employed by the Parole Board.
Contact Details:
The Parole Board for England and Wales
Grenadier House
99-105 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2DX
Telephone: 020 7217 0183/0002/0072
Email: hr@pbbackup.com
PfS is an organisation staffed by specialist experts from both the public and the private sector. Staff have technical expertise in the areas of procurement, design, ICT and education.
In working for PfS, you will be able to help make a real difference to local communities and the national landscape of education.
As an Arm’s Length Body we can offer the following set of benefits to permanent employees:
- • Performance-related bonus scheme
- • 25 days annual holiday
- • Civil Service pension scheme (details on www.civilservice-pensions.gov.uk)
As a PfS employee you will also have access to a range of development opportunities including those available to DfE employees through its learning academy.
Acronym: PfS
Contact Details:
33 Greycoat Street
London
SW1P 2QF
Our mission is to get the best deal for passengers. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based campaigning and research, we ensure that we know what is happening on the ground. We use our knowledge to influence decisions on behalf of passengers and we work with the industry, passenger groups and national and local government to secure journey improvements.
We currently employ 40 staff working out of two offices in London and Manchester, where our main areas of work are Research, Policy and Complaints handling.
We welcome applications from talented and committed people who are interested in making a difference to passengers across the country.
Contact Details:
7th Floor,
Piccadilly Gate,
Store Street,
Manchester,
M1 2WD
Telephone: 0300 123 2166
Email: recruitment@passengerfocus.org.uk
URL: www.passengerfocus.org.uk
We provide pensions information and guidance on pension matters covering state, company, personal and stakeholder schemes. We also help any member of the public who has a problem, complaint or dispute with their occupational or private pension provider.
Our service is free to the public through a mix of paid and volunteer staff based in London with a network of volunteer advisers around the country holding workplace talks and dealing with casework.
Our helpline is open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm but we also respond to written enquiries via fax, post or email.
We contribute to press articles and appear on television and radio, attend pensions shows and hold workplace talks and produce and distribute leaflets on a range of pension issues. We also produce an annual review informing the public and pension industry of our work and we work in partnership with other bodies to ensure the public are receiving the best possible service.
For more details about TPAS please look on our website pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk
Acronym: TPAS
Contact Details:
11 Belgrave Road
London
SW1V 1RB
Telephone: 0207 630 2253
We investigate complaints about how pension schemes are run. Our service is free and open to people who have a complaint against those responsible for the running or administration of pension schemes.
The Pensions Ombudsman appoints staff to help conduct investigations and fulfil his functions. There are currently around 35 staff employed in a variety of roles.
Contact Details:
Telephone: 020 7630 2200
Email: enquiries@pensions-ombudsman.org.uk
URL: http://www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk
URL: http://www.pensionprotectionfund.org.uk/Pages/homepage.aspx
Acronym: TPR
Contact Details:
The Pensions Regulator,
Napier House,
Trafalgar Place,
Brighton,
BN1 4DW
Telephone: 01273 627765
Email: Row.elliott@thepensionsregulator.gov.uk
URL: www.Thepensionsregulator.gov.uk
Contact Information:
Pesticides Safety Directorate
Mallard House
Kings Pool
3 Peasholme Green
York
YO19 7PX
Telephone: 01904 640 500
Email: information@psd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
The procedures for the various types of casework are described in individual leaflets, which we produce. However, the basic principle is that all parties should be allowed a fair chance to put forward their point of view whether in writing, or at a public hearing.
Where a particular site is involved, it will normally be visited by the Inspector appointed to deal with the case, or by another officer of the Agency (depending on the type of case). All evidence presented will be considered before a decision is made, which will also take published government policy into account.
In 99% of appeal cases the decision is taken by the Inspector; in others the Inspector will prepare a report and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Acronym: PINS
Contact Information:
Human Resources
Room 4/07 Kite Wing
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN
Telephone: 0117 372 6007
Email: hr.advice@pins.gsi.gov.uk
URL www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk
The main role of Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland (PCCS) is to review the way in which police organisations in Scotland deal with complaints made by members of the public. Our service is free and impartial.
These can be complaints about an individual police officer (on or off duty), a civilian member of staff, or about how a police organisation has delivered a policing service.
Before the PCCS can consider a complaint, the applicant must first have given the police organisation the opportunity to consider and respond. This gives the police organisation concerned a chance to resolve it. The PCCS can only review a complaint after it has been investigated fully by the police organisation concerned.
The PCCS reviews complaints in an independent, open and fair manner, looking at both sides of what has happened and considering the facts. Following the consideration of individual complaints we will normally produce a complaint handling review outlining the Commissioner’s conclusions.
Another key area of work for the PCCS is to drive up complaint handling standards within Scottish policing bodies, and this is largely undertaken through audits, assessments and sharing of best practice.
All of this work is supported by a Corporate Services Team, who ensures compliance with financial, legal and business considerations.
Accronym: PCCS
Contact Details:
PCCS
Hamilton House
Hamilton Business Park
Caird Park
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
ML3 0QA
Telephone: 0808 178 5577
Email: jobs@pcc-scotland.org
URL: www.pcc-scotland.org
Contact Information:
The Postal Services Commission
Hercules House
Hercules Road
London
SE1 7DB
Telephone: 020 7593 2100
Email: info@psc.gov.uk
www.psc.gov.uk
Contact Information:
Ceri King
Personnel Manager
Privy Council Office
2 Carlton Gardens
London
SW1Y 5AA
Telephone: 020 7210 1043
Email: Ceri.King@pco.x.gsi.gov.uk
Over 23,000 writers, illustrators, photographers, translators and editors who have contributed to books lent out by public libraries receive PLR payments each year.
The Public Lending Right office is based in Stockton on Tees. Overall responsibility for PLR lies with the Registrar, and he is supported by 12 members of staff providing Author Services and Corporate Services. The Registrar is advised by a Management Board and Audit Committee.
PLR is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Acronym: PLR
Contact Details:
Richard House,
Sorbonne Close,
Stockton-on-Tees,
TS17 6DA
Telephone: 01642 604699
Email: janine.armstrong@plr.uk.com
URL: www.plr.uk.com
QCDA is the government agency for the development of the curriculum, the improvement and delivery of assessments and the review and reform of qualifications.
It has statutory functions to keep under review the curriculum, assessment and qualifications and under remit it is responsible for advising and supporting Ministers in the monitoring and development of the curriculum and the Early Years Foundation Stage, and providing curriculum support and guidance to schools and, as appropriate, may be asked by the Secretary of State to develop the policy aspects of new or amended national qualifications. The former DCSF, on behalf of the previous administration, also remitted QCDA to provide capacity building support to the awarding organisation community to inform the development of their qualification specifications for submission to Ofqual.
QCA is sponsored by the Department for Education. It is governed by a board, whose members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Education, is made up of leaders in the fields of education, training and business. The Board supervises and directs the affairs of the organisation. On a day-to-day basis QCDA is managed by an executive team.
The coalition Government has determined that to deliver its intended education reforms that the functions currently carried out by QCDA should be discharged differently. As such, on 27 May 2010, the Secretary of State wrote to the Chair of QCDA, to confirm that legislation would be introduced in the Autumn to abolish QCDA. The letter further made clear that not all functions will stop:
• National Curriculum tests will continue and therefore, the functions and the people who support these will be needed after closure; and
• where QCDA is engaged in activity that supports the administration of exams for learners (such as Diploma awarding) the functions and people will be retained until these activities are no longer required or can be transferred.
Until the relevant Bill is introduced and subsequently passed by Parliament, QCDA continues to be an NDPB and will deliver the above functions and any related work where remitted by the Secretary of State.
Acronym: QCDA
Contact Details:
53-55 Butts Park
Earlsdon Park
Coventry
Postcode: CV1 3BH
Telephone: 024 76558135
Email: Angela.hinde@qcda.gov.uk
URL: www.qcda.gov.uk
Contact Information:
Claire Adams, HR Executive
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster,
London SW1P 3EE
Telephone: 020 7798 4012
Email: claire.adams@qeiicc.co.uk
Contact Information:
HR Department
Registers of Scotland Executive Agency
Meadowbank House
153 London Road
Edinburgh EH8 7AU
Telephone: Tel: 0131 659 6111; Fax: 0131 459 1221
Email: personnel@ros.gov.uk
Contact Information:
The Rent Service
Human Resources Department
5 Wellbeck Street
London
W1G 9YQ
Telephone: 020 7023 6000
Contact Information:
Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office
New Kings Beam House
22 Upper Ground
London
SE1 9PJ
Email: www.rcpo.gov.uk
Throughout its history, Kew has made important contributions to increasing the understanding of the plant kingdom. Today it is still first and foremost a scientific institution. With its collections of living and preserved plants, of plant products and of botanical information, it forms an encyclopaedia of knowledge about the plant kingdom.
Kew’s living plant collection is the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Plants are included primarily for their scientific or educational value and many of them are used in Kew’s research programmes.
Many species within the living collection are endangered and Kew is increasingly involved in their conservation as threats to the world’s vegetation escalate. Seeds from more than 3500 plant species are preserved in the Seed Bank at Wakehurst Place.
Kew’s Herbarium contains a reference collection of over 6 million specimens of dried plants and fungi – the most comprehensive in the world. Kew also has one of the world’s foremost botanical libraries, containing over 120,000 books as well as journals, papers and illustrations, and an extensive archive.
Scientists in the Jodrell Laboratory study plant structure, biochemistry and genetics and other internal characteristics of plants. The knowledge and expertise of Kew’s scientific and horticultural staff is shared with other botanists and the public by means of publications, scientific conferences and educational programmes including a three-year horticultural diploma and a course on herbarium techniques.
The following address provides details and information about current vacancies.
http://www.kew.org/about-kew/cs-jobs/
Contact Information
47 Kew Green Richmond,
Surrey,
TW9 3ABEmail: Jobs@kew.org
Telephone: 020 8332 5184
URL: www.kew.org
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Ilantrisant
Pontyclun
CF72 8YT
Telephone: 01443 623023
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Rural Payments Agency
Kingshouse
33 Kings Road
Reading
RG1 3BU
Telephone: 0118 953 1038