Who does what in Whitehall (and beyond) and how much they earn

Today I learnt how to find out who does what in Whitehall (and the broader civil service) and how much they earn.

I'm feeling lazy today so here is the blurb from the data.gov.uk website:

"Here you can see the most comprehensive organisational charts of the UK Civil Service ever released online, taking another step towards the Government's goal of being the most transparent government in the world and opening up the structure of the Civil Service to public scrutiny.

These structure charts, known as "organograms" include the names, job titles and salaries of all civil service directors and more senior civil servants. They also include details of the numbers, grades, pay ranges and professions of staff within each team, as at 31 March 2011. They are available in a consistent, user-friendly style, giving you a view of the whole of central government in one place." *

I know it sounds like propaganda but who am I to argue with transparency in government? It certainly makes compelling reading. The following departments and bodies are included:

• central government departments
• crime and justice government bodies
• agencies and Non-Departmental Government Bodies
• health organisations
• education and research bodies
• cultural and sporting bodies

* http://data.gov.uk/organogram

Thanks to Sam for this one!