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The table below shows the number of male and female direct entrants at Grade 7 level, in DfT(c), DVLA, DVSA, MCA and VCA, who started on a higher salary level than the Grade 7 minimum, for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and up to 31 January 2019 (the latest data available at the time of writing).<\/p>

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The figures shown in brackets show the total number of direct entrants for that year.<\/p>

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Year<\/p><\/td>

Number of male direct entrants at Grade 7 level, appointed above the Grade 7 minimum<\/p><\/td>

Total number of male entrants at Grade 7 level<\/p><\/td>

Number of female direct entrants at Grade 7 level, appointed above the Grade 7 minimum<\/p><\/td>

Total number of female entrants at Grade 7 level<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

16<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

31<\/p><\/td>

57<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018<\/p><\/td>

19<\/p><\/td>

75<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

32<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2019 (up to 31 January 2019)<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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There were 16 direct entrants at Grade 7 level in DfT Rail between 2015 and 31 January 2019 with a salary higher than the Grade 7 minimum. It is not possible to disaggregate this further between male and female entrants, or the years in which they joined the Department, as it would be possible to identify individuals.<\/p>

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