Column B. This corresponds broadly to ARM 3 activity
codes B2-03 - B2-06 inclusive. To avoid double
counting of staff effort devoted to inhouse AAG secretariats should be included at iii) below, not
here.
Column D. This is the product of entries in Column C
with figures for staff costs. For the latter please
use the rounded Basic Staff Cost figures below, which
are taken from the Treasury Ready Reckoner:
Grade 5 £35500
Grade 6 £31700
Grade 7 £25700
SEO
£20900
HEO
£17500
HEO(D)
£16300
EO
£14300
AT
£13000
CO
£10700
CA
£ 7700
SPS
£13100
PS
£11100
ii)
Column E. This should be a rough estimate (to within about 5-10%) of the proportion of time spent on trade promotion that is devoted to initiative work.
Commercial Department Staff
Please use the figures from the column headed "Com" on the attached computer printout, which is based on returns made to TRED earlier this year.
The cost relates to staffing levels in August 1985, at 1983/84 prices, and Posts should be invited to comment on whether there have been any changes which make this