CHAPTER 11: RESOURCES

This chapter describes the financial and staff resources available to Oftel to deliver the work programme set out in this Plan.

FINANCIAL RESOURCES

Oftel's total budget for 1996/7 is £9,610,967 comprising of:

• £9,094,000 approved by Parliament

• £242,000 from refunds of VAT

• £24,000 from sales of publications etc.

• £250,967 anticipated carry over of spend from 1995-6.

The table below shows the reduction in expenditure approved by Parliament over the period 1996-97 to 1998-99 based on 1995 Public Expenditure settlement compared to actual expenditure approved for 1995-6.

Actual
approved for Expenditure Plans (£'000)
1995-96 (including inflation
(£'000)

1996-97 1997-98 1998-99

Expenditure approved by 9767 9094 9006 8833
Parliament (1995
settlement)

Difference - actual and -673 - 761 - 934
percentage (-6.9%) (-7.8%) (-9.6%)

A summary breakdown of Oftel's budget for 1996-97 is given in the table which follows.

£

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL 476,011

NETWORK COMPETITION 519,429
Director: Ann Taylor

CONSUMER AFFAIRS INCLUDING NUMBERING UNIT 924,149

ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS 325,923

Director: Christine Farnish

LICENSING POLICY 399,573
Director: Sarah Chambers

LICENCE ENFORCEMENT AND FAIR TRADING 601,737
Director: Christopher Wright

SERVICES COMPETITION & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 444,287
Director: Caroline Varley

TECHNICAL AFFAIRS 552,220
Director: Peter Walker

ECONOMICS, ACCOUNTANCY & STATISTICS 721,658
Director: Alan Bell

LEGAL AND LITIGATION 557,851
Director: David Ingham

ADMINISTRATION (incl. accommodation) 3,443,641
Director: David Smith

PRESS RELATIONS & LIBRARY 644,488
Director: David Redding

TOTAL 9,610,967

STAFF RESOURCES

Oftel's staffing plans over the period 1996-7 to 1998-99 are shown in the table below:

1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
Average number Plans Plans Plans

Staff 164 162 155 152

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