The salaries of thousands of civil servants working in government departments have been revealed for the first time.

Individuals earning more than £82,900 have been named.

Until now, only senior civil servants earning more than £150,000 had their salaries published.

The government, which has published the data on its website, has also unveiled detailed "organograms" showing how departments are structured.

The data includes job titles and, in some cases, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, and should enable the public to find out which senior civil servants are responsible for specific areas of policy.