
In 1995 or 1996 civil service grades were abolished and replaced with functional job titles grouped into 12 job bands. Please disregard the R’s in the curls of the rank insignia below, since I could only find images from the RNR as illustrations.
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Previous civil service grade: Assistant Officer
Present job band: Band 4
Job titles include: ?
Police equivalent: Constable
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Previous civil service grade: Executive Officer
Present job band: Band 5-6
Job titles include: Anti-Smuggling Officer (2); Cargo Team Leader (1); Cargo Team Member (3); Drug Dog Unit Team Leader; EFIT Team Member; EVO (2); LVOIT Officer (1); PSD Team Member (1); Road Fuel Testing Officer; Specialist Investigator (1)
Police equivalent: Sergeant
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Previous civil service grade: Higher Executive Officer
Present job band: Band 7-8
Job titles include: Anti-Smuggling Team Leader; Cargo Team Leader (2); EFIT Team Leader; EVU Team Leader; LVOIT Officer (2); PSD Team Manager; Road Fuel Control Officer; Specialist Investigator (2); Specialist Investigator (3)
Police equivalent: Inspector/Chief Inspector
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Previous civil service grade: Senior Executive Officer
Present job band: Band 9
Job titles include: Anti-Smuggling Manager; Cargo Operational Manager; Investigation Team Leader; PSD Operations Manager
Police equivalent: Superintendent
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Previous civil service grade: Principal Officer
Present job band: Band 10-11?
Job titles include: ?
Police equivalent: Chief Superintendent

Previous civil service grade: Senior Principal Officer
Present job band: Band 12?
Job titles include: ?
Police equivalent: ?
Several independent Internet sources (listed below) confirm the veracity of the previous and the present rank structure, the association between civil service grade/job band and rank insignia is, however, conjectural, although supported by internal evidence.
Sources
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/s ... 0_en_1.htm
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/s ... 9_en_1.htm
http://www.dasa.mod.uk/natstats/ukds/20 ... frame.html
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/channelsPortalWe ... e=document
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/channelsPortalWe ... ROD_008516
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/channelsPortalWe ... ROD_007977
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002417.htm
By the way, HMCE will merge with the Inland Revenue to form HM Revenue and Customs on 1 April 2005.
