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Group
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Senior Civil Service
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Senior managers
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Middle managers
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Junior managers
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Administrative or support grades
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Current Structure
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Cabinet Secretary
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Permanent Secretary
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Director General |
Director
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Deputy Director |
Grade 6 |
Grade 7
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Senior Executive Officer |
Higher Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
Administrative Officer |
Administrative Assistant
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1971 unified grading structure
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Grade 1A
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Grade 1
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Grade 2
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Grade 3
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Grade 4
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Grade 5
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Assistant Principal or Deputy Assistant Director
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Senior Executive Officer
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Higher Executive Officer
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Executive Officer
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Higher Clerical Officer
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Clerical Officer
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Clerical Assistant
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Grade (pre-1971)
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Cabinet Secretary
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Permanent [Under] Secretary
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Deputy [Under] Secretary
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Assistant Under Secretary, Under Secretary or Director General
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Under Secretary or Superintendent
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Assistant Secretary or Director
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Senior Principal or Deputy Director
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Principal or Assistant Director
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NATO code
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OF-10 |
OF-9
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OF-8 |
OF-7
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OF-6 |
OF-5
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OF-4 |
OF-3 |
OF-2 |
OF-1 |
N/A
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Group
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Senior Civil Service
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Senior managers
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Middle managers
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Junior managers
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Administrative or support grades
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(c. 1960)[1]
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Permanent Secretary
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Deputy Secretary
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Under Secretary
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Assistant Secretary
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Principal
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Assistant Principal
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Principal Executive Officer
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Senior Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer
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Senior Executive Officer
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Higher Executive Officer
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Executive Officer
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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(pre-1971)
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Cabinet Secretary
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Permanent Secretary
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Deputy Secretary
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Assistant Under Secretary
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Under Secretary
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Assistant Secretary
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Senior Principal
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Principal
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Assistant Principal
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Senior Executive Officer
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Higher Executive Officer
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Executive Officer
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Higher Clerical Officer
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Clerical Officer
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Clerical Assistant
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or
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or
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or
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or
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or
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or
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or
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or
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Permanent Under Secretary
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Deputy Under Secretary
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Director General
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Superintendent
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Director
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Deputy Director
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Assistant Director
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Deputy Assistant Director
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(c. 1980)[2]
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Cabinet Secretary
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Permanent Secretary
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Deputy Secretary
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Under Secretary
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Assistant Secretary
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Senior Principal
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Principal
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Senior Executive Officer
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Higher Executive Officer
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Executive Officer
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Clerical Officer
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Clerical Assistant
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(c. 1988)[3]
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Grade 5
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Grade 6
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Grade 7
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Senior Executive Officer
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Higher Executive Officer
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Executive Officer
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Administrative Officer
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Administrative Assistant
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(c. 1990)[4]
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Grade 1
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Grade 1A
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Grade 2
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Grade 3
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Grade 4
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Grade 5
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Grade 6
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Grade 7
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Assistant Principal
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Senior Executive Officer
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Higher Executive Officer
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Executive Officer
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Higher Clerical Officer
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Clerical Officer
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Clerical Assistant
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Equ[4]
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Admiral of the Fleet Field Marshal Marshal of the RAF
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Admiral General Air Chief Marshal
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Vice Admiral Lieutenant General Air Marshal
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Rear Admiral Major General Air Vice Marshal
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