Central Government - 4,169 contacts:

The Civil Service is responsible for the management of the Government Departments and their associated Agencies and other Public Bodies. Implementing the policies determined by elected Members of Parliament and feeding back information and advice. The Civil Service has no political bias and is unaffected by elections or ministerial changes. The total workforce represents approximately 10% of the workforce within the Public Sector.

The Central Government database covers Civil Servants across all Ministerial, non-Ministerial and Devolved Government Departments, plus Executive Agencies, Executive NDPB’s plus some key GOCO's - Government Owned Contractor Operated organisations and a number of other Public Bodies (these organisations are listed by their parent department). Government Offices for the Regions are also included in this part of the database, these organisations provide the link between Central Government and Local Authorities.

Contacts listed are Chief Officers, many of the Top Level/Director Generals and Directors plus a significant number of key functional contacts.

The following is a breakdown of the Oscar database firstly by coverage of key fields and then by the 4 key selection areas of the database.

Field coverageCount
Number of organisations661
Number of contacts4169
Number of email addresses3117

Organisation typeContact count
Central Government/Civil ServiceCabinet Office 59
Central Government/Civil ServiceCrown Prosecution Service 98
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Business Innovation and Skills 292
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Communities and Local Government 185
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Culture Media and Sport 409
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Education 144
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Environment Food & Rural Affairs 331
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for International Development 12
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Transport 160
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Work and Pensions 110
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment of Energy and Climate Change 15
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment of Health 248
Central Government/Civil ServiceExports Credits Guarantee Dept 7
Central Government/Civil ServiceForeign & Commonwealth Office 69
Central Government/Civil ServiceHM Revenues and Customs 20
Central Government/Civil ServiceHM Treasury 96
Central Government/Civil ServiceHome Office 115
Central Government/Civil ServiceHouse of Lords/House of Commons 18
Central Government/Civil ServiceIsle of Man Government 62
Central Government/Civil ServiceMinistry of Defence 203
Central Government/Civil ServiceMinistry of Justice 178
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Agricultural & Rural Development 49
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Culture Arts and Leisure 35
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Education 13
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Employment and Learning 17
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Enterprise Trade and Investment 13
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Environment 47
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Finance & Personnel 43
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - First Minister & Deputy First Minister 14
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Health Social Services & Public Safety 13
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Regional Development 22
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Social Development 18
Central Government/Civil ServiceNon-Ministerial Body 221
Central Government/Civil ServiceNorthern Ireland Office 53
Central Government/Civil ServiceOffice for National Statistics 14
Central Government/Civil ServiceOffshore Island Council 47
Central Government/Civil ServiceOther Organisation 93
Central Government/Civil ServicePolice Authority 23
Central Government/Civil ServicePolitical/Parliamentary Organisations 9
Central Government/Civil ServicePrime Minister''s Office 1
Central Government/Civil ServiceRegulators and Ombudsmen 63
Central Government/Civil ServiceResearch Council 74
Central Government/Civil ServiceScottish Courts Administration 9
Central Government/Civil ServiceScottish Executive 398
Central Government/Civil ServiceTreasury Solicitor/Procurator Genrl 5
Central Government/Civil ServiceWelsh Assembly Government 98
De-duplicated total4169

CategoriesContact count
-Chairman 52
-Chief Executive 663
-Top Level Director 1478
-Second Level / Head of Service 1403
Administration/PlanningBest Value 2
Administration/PlanningCentral Administrative Services 67
Administration/PlanningCorporate/Strategic/Policy Planning 470
Administration/PlanningCustomer Services 54
Administration/PlanningElectoral Registration 2
Administration/PlanningFreedom of Information 200
Administration/PlanningMembers Services 1
Administration/PlanningOperational Services 136
Administration/PlanningPrinting / Reprographics 2
Administration/PlanningQuality Assurance 23
Adult ServicesArea/District Officer 1
Adult ServicesCommunity Care 1
Adult ServicesLifelong Learning 3
Adult ServicesMental Health Services 2
Adult ServicesOperational Services 2
Adult ServicesOverall Responsibility 2
Adult ServicesPhysical Disabilities 1
Adult ServicesPlanning/Development 1
Adult ServicesSocial Care 8
Building & EngineeringArchitectural Services 1
Building & EngineeringDirect Service Operations 2
Building & EngineeringTechnical Services 4
Childrens ServicesChildrens Services - Virtual Headteacher 1
Childrens ServicesEducational Strategy 11
Childrens ServicesFamily Services 2
Childrens ServicesOverall Responsibility 2
Childrens ServicesSchool Admissions 1
Childrens ServicesSchool Travel Planning 1
Childrens ServicesSchools Inspection 3
Childrens ServicesSocial Care 8
CommunicationsCall Centre 1
CommunicationsHealth Promotion 2
CommunicationsInternational Relations/Marketing 1
CommunicationsPublic Relations/Marketing 339
Economic DevelopmentEconomic Planning 17
Economic DevelopmentIndustrial Development 2
EducationAcademic Services 11
EducationStudent Services - Lifelong Learning 6
EmergencyEmergency Planning 6
EmergencyEmergency Services 10
EmergencyFire Service 2
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Services - Overall Responsibility 3
EnvironmentalGreen/Conservation/Sustainability 18
EnvironmentalRecycling Education/Promotion 1
EnvironmentalRefuse Collection 2
EnvironmentalRefuse Disposal 3
FinancialAdult Services - Finance 1
FinancialCentral Audit Services 7
FinancialCentral Financial Services 479
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Accounting 12
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Payroll 2
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Pensions 4
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Revenues 3
FinancialCouncil Tax/Rating/Valuation 2
FinancialDepartmental Finance 1
HealthCemeteries and Crematoria 1
HealthCommunity Safety 2
HealthMedical Services 6
HealthNursing Services 5
HealthPatient Safety 1
HealthPrimary Care 2
HealthProvider Services 1
HealthPublic Health 7
Heritage/MuseumsMuseums & Art Galleries 43
HousingCare/Support/Homelessness 1
HousingDevelopment 1
HousingManagement/Tenant Services 4
HousingOverall Responsibility 2
HousingRegeneration 1
IT/ComputingAdult Services - IT/Computing 1
IT/ComputingCentral Computing 514
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Information Management 49
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Internet 1
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Security 11
IT/ComputingDepartmental Computing 3
IT/ComputingeGovernment 8
IT/ComputingG.I.S. 2
IT/ComputingNetwork Management 25
IT/ComputingTelecommunications 4
Land/Property/EstatesEnergy Management 5
Land/Property/EstatesFacilities/Property Management 245
Land/Property/EstatesFleet/Transport Management 3
Land/Property/EstatesHealth and Safety (Internal) 6
Land/Property/EstatesHospital Management 1
Land/Property/EstatesSecurity 6
Legal/Law and OrderCentral Legal Services 225
Library/InformationArchives 10
Library/InformationLibrary Services 28
Library/InformationResearch/Information/Records Mgmnt 151
Medical/ClinicalAcute 1
Medical/ClinicalClinical Lead 7
Medical/ClinicalOncology 1
Medical/ClinicalPharmacy 2
Medical/ClinicalWomen/Children 1
Partnership/Co-ordinationCommunity Services / Development 3
Partnership/Co-ordinationEconomic/Community Regeneration 4
Partnership/Co-ordinationEuropean Liaison 1
Partnership/Co-ordinationService Co-ordination & Partnerships 9
Partnership/Co-ordinationTourism Promotion 9
Personnel/Human ResourcesCentral Personnel Services 427
Personnel/Human ResourcesEquality Issues 6
Purchasing/ProcurementCentral Contract Management 7
Purchasing/ProcurementCentral Purchasing of Supplies 159
Purchasing/ProcurementCommissioning Services 3
Purchasing/ProcurementDepartmental Purchasing/Contracts 1
Recreation/SportsArts 6
Recreation/SportsPublic Parks/Grounds Maintenance 1
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure - Sports 3
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure Services 10
Regulation/ControlBuilding Control 2
Regulation/ControlLicensing 10
Regulation/ControlT&C Planning 5
Regulation/ControlTrading Standards 4
Social Security/WelfareBenefits 2
TrainingCentral Staff Training 237
TrainingDepartmental Training 1
Transport/HighwaysCar Parks (Off-Street) 1
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Client 12
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Contractor/Consultant 1
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Design & Engineering 5
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Maintenance 2
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Traffic Management 2
Transport/HighwaysPublic Transport Subsidies 1
Transport/HighwaysTransport Planning 35
De-duplicated total4169

RegionContact count
Channel Islands 54
East Midlands 92
Eastern 130
Isle of Man 62
London 1626
North East 51
North West 146
Northern Ireland 351
Scotland 501
South East 250
South West 343
Wales 223
West Midlands 246
Yorkshire and the Humber 94
Total4169

SeniorityContact count
Chairman 52
Chief Executive/Equivalent 663
Top Level/Director 1479
Second Level/Assistant Director/Head of Servi 1403
Third Level/Head of Service/Manager 280
Fourth Level/Manager 4
Unspecified 288
Total4169