Central Government - 4,197 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 organisations675
Number of contacts4197
Number of email addresses3131

Organisation typeContact count
Central Government/Civil ServiceCabinet Office 59
Central Government/Civil ServiceCrown Prosecution Service 99
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Business Innovation and Skills 292
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Communities and Local Government 270
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Culture Media and Sport 388
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Education 145
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Environment Food & Rural Affairs 329
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for International Development 12
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Transport 156
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment for Work and Pensions 109
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment of Energy and Climate Change 15
Central Government/Civil ServiceDepartment of Health 219
Central Government/Civil ServiceExports Credits Guarantee Dept 7
Central Government/Civil ServiceForeign & Commonwealth Office 72
Central Government/Civil ServiceHM Revenues and Customs 20
Central Government/Civil ServiceHM Treasury 93
Central Government/Civil ServiceHome Office 113
Central Government/Civil ServiceHouse of Lords/House of Commons 18
Central Government/Civil ServiceIsle of Man Government 62
Central Government/Civil ServiceMinistry of Defence 197
Central Government/Civil ServiceMinistry of Justice 178
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Agricultural & Rural Development 49
Central Government/Civil ServiceNIE - Culture Arts and Leisure 36
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 54
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 402
Central Government/Civil ServiceTreasury Solicitor/Procurator Genrl 5
Central Government/Civil ServiceWelsh Assembly Government 98
De-duplicated total4197

CategoriesContact count
-Chairman 52
-Chief Executive 676
-Top Level Director 1500
-Second Level / Head of Service 1420
Administration/PlanningBest Value 2
Administration/PlanningCentral Administrative Services 65
Administration/PlanningCorporate/Strategic/Policy Planning 474
Administration/PlanningCustomer Services 54
Administration/PlanningElectoral Registration 2
Administration/PlanningFreedom of Information 202
Administration/PlanningMembers Services 1
Administration/PlanningOperational Services 135
Administration/PlanningPrinting / Reprographics 2
Administration/PlanningQuality Assurance 22
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 1
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 19
Childrens ServicesFamily Services 2
Childrens ServicesOverall Responsibility 4
Childrens ServicesSchool Admissions 1
Childrens ServicesSchool Travel Planning 1
Childrens ServicesSchools Inspection 3
Childrens ServicesSocial Care 10
CommunicationsCall Centre 1
CommunicationsHealth Promotion 2
CommunicationsInternational Relations/Marketing 1
CommunicationsPublic Relations/Marketing 349
Economic DevelopmentEconomic Planning 20
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 4
EnvironmentalGreen/Conservation/Sustainability 20
EnvironmentalRecycling Education/Promotion 1
EnvironmentalRefuse Collection 2
EnvironmentalRefuse Disposal 3
FinancialAdult Services - Finance 1
FinancialCentral Audit Services 7
FinancialCentral Financial Services 483
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 7
HealthMedical Services 6
HealthNursing Services 5
HealthPatient Safety 1
HealthPrimary Care 2
HealthProvider Services 1
HealthPublic Health 9
Heritage/MuseumsMuseums & Art Galleries 43
HousingCare/Support/Homelessness 1
HousingDevelopment 1
HousingManagement/Tenant Services 5
HousingOther 1
HousingOverall Responsibility 3
HousingRegeneration 1
IT/ComputingAdult Services - IT/Computing 1
IT/ComputingCentral Computing 519
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Information Management 44
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Internet 1
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Security 3
IT/ComputingDepartmental Computing 3
IT/ComputingeGovernment 8
IT/ComputingG.I.S. 2
IT/ComputingNetwork Management 24
IT/ComputingTelecommunications 4
Land/Property/EstatesEnergy Management 5
Land/Property/EstatesFacilities/Property Management 248
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 226
Library/InformationArchives 10
Library/InformationLibrary Services 28
Library/InformationResearch/Information/Records Mgmnt 160
Medical/ClinicalAcute 1
Medical/ClinicalClinical Lead 7
Medical/ClinicalOncology 1
Medical/ClinicalPharmacy 2
Medical/ClinicalWomen/Children 1
Partnership/Co-ordinationCommunity Services / Development 6
Partnership/Co-ordinationEconomic/Community Regeneration 7
Partnership/Co-ordinationEuropean Liaison 3
Partnership/Co-ordinationService Co-ordination & Partnerships 11
Partnership/Co-ordinationTourism Promotion 10
Personnel/Human ResourcesCentral Personnel Services 440
Personnel/Human ResourcesEquality Issues 6
Purchasing/ProcurementCentral Contract Management 6
Purchasing/ProcurementCentral Purchasing of Supplies 162
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 10
Regulation/ControlTrading Standards 4
Social Security/WelfareBenefits 2
TrainingCentral Staff Training 244
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 37
De-duplicated total4197

RegionContact count
Channel Islands 54
East Midlands 103
Eastern 140
Isle of Man 62
London 1616
North East 60
North West 156
Northern Ireland 353
Scotland 504
South East 256
South West 330
Wales 222
West Midlands 238
Yorkshire and the Humber 103
Total4197

SeniorityContact count
Chairman 52
Chief Executive/Equivalent 676
Top Level/Director 1501
Second Level/Assistant Director/Head of Servi 1420
Third Level/Head of Service/Manager 291
Fourth Level/Manager 4
Unspecified 253
Total4197