The public appointments that the Department is responsible for making are set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019.<\/p>
Table 1 - Ethnicity<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Muslim<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ethnic Minority<\/p><\/td> 73<\/p><\/td><\/tr> White<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Not Known<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 79<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Table two illustrates those who identify as Muslim by Civil Service equivalent grade. Numbers of five or less have been hidden and replaced with \u2018**\u2019 in the interest of compliance with data protection legislation.<\/p> Grade<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Muslim<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Administrative Officers<\/p><\/td> **<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Executive Officers<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Higher Executive Officers<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Senior Executive Officers<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grade 7<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grade 6<\/p><\/td> **<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Senior Civil Service<\/p><\/td> **<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 79<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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