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Annex B: Change in civil service employment Q2 and Q3 2008( 1) , Great Britain
Headcount, not seasonally adjusted
	Change on quarter
	Q2 2008	Q3 2008
Attorney-General’s departments
Crown Prosecution Service	10	100
Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate	0	10
Attorney-General’s Office	-10	*
Serious Fraud Office	0	10
Treasury Solicitor	20	30
Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office	10	10
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office excluding agencies	30	-20
Other Cabinet Office agencies
Central Office of Information	-70	20
National School of Government	10	20
Parliamentary Counsel Office	*	*
HM Treasury
HM Treasury	-10	50
Chancellor’s other departments
Debt Management Office	0	*
Government Actuary’s Department	*	*
National Savings and Investments	0	10
Office of Government Commerce	*	*
OGC Buying Solutions	0	*
Office for National Statistics(2)	-3,350	—
Royal Mint	50	0
UK Statistics Authority
UK Statistics Authority(2, 3, 4)	3,850	-30
Charity Commission
Charity Commission	-10	*
Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government	-40	-60
Fire Service College	0	0
Ordnance Survey	0	20
Planning Inspectorate	*	20
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre	0	*
Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture Media and Sport	10	-20
Royal Parks	*	0
Defence
Ministry of Defence	700	-550
Defence Support Group	-30	180
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	30	30
Meteorological Office	30	30
UK Hydrographic Office	-10	-10
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills	30	-60
National Weights and Measures Laboratory	0	*
UK Intellectual Property Office	-20	10
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Department for Children, Schools and Families	-120	*
Ofsted
Ofsted	-60	120
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	-20	20
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science	20	10
Central Science Laboratory	40	-40
Government Decontamination Services	0	0
Marine Fisheries Agency	0	10
Ofwat	10	0
Pesticides Safety Directorate(5)	-180	—
Rural Payments Agency	-70	60
State Veterinary Service	-10	*
Veterinary Laboratories Agency	-40	0
Veterinary Medicines Directorate	*	0
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Export Credit Guarantee Department	0	-10
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excluding agencies)	-20	-10
Wilton Park Executive Agency	*	0
Health
Department of Health (excluding agencies)	*	-10
Food Standards Agency	-10	0
Meat Hygiene Service	-90	-50
Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency	10	*
National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies	*	0
NHS Business Services Authority	-10	0
HM Revenue and Customs
HM Revenue and Customs	-1,350	-1,380
Valuation Office	-180	-40
Home Office
Home Office (excluding agencies)	-150	-50
Assets Recovery Agency(6)	-180	-
Criminal Records Bureau	0	-60
Identity and Passport Service(3)	680	-60
UK Border Agency	-240	*
Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism	30	-40
International Development
Department for International Development	-10	-10
Justice
Ministry of Justice (excluding agencies)	-60	-260
HM Courts Service	270	30
Land Registry	-10	-30
National Archives	20	-10
Public Guardianship Office	-10	20
Tribunals Service	-80	40
Scotland Office	*	0
Wales Office	0	0
Public Sector Prison Service	110	270
Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office	0	0
Security and Intelligence Services
Security and Intelligence Services	50	150
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	40	60
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service	0	30
Companies House	30	-10
Insolvency Service	30	-40
Office of Fair Trading	-20	10
Office of Gas and Electricity Market	-20	20
Postal Services Commission	10	-10
Transport
Department for Transport	40	0
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency	270	-70
Driving Standards Agency	40	10
Government Car and Despatch Agency	*	10
Highways Agency	30	-20
Maritime and Coastguard Agency	-30	-60
Office of Rail Regulation	-10	-10
Vehicle Certification Agency	*	*
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency	40	50
Work and Pensions
DWP Corporate and Shared Services	90	1,130
Child Support Agency	10	-170
Job Centre Plus	80	450
Disability and Carers(7)	-6,270	—
Pensions and Disability Carers Service(7)	6,340	-580
Health and Safety Executive	180	-50
Rent Service	0	-70
Scottish Government
Scottish Government (excluding agencies)(8)	400	40
Communities Scotland(8)	-350	—
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service	30	50
Courts Group	*	*
Fisheries Research Services	10	0
General Register Scotland	10	10
HM Inspectorate of Education	10	0
Historic Scotland	80	-110
National Archive for Scotland	10	-10
Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy	10	10
Registers of Scotland	50	0
Scottish Agricultural Scientific Agency(8)	-150	—
Scottish Buildings Standards Agency(8)	-30	—
Scottish Court Service	50	10
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency	0	*
Scottish Prison Service Headquarters	-20	0
Scottish Public Pensions Agency	10	*
Social Work Inspection Agency	0	0
Student Awards Agency	20	-10
Transport Scotland	20	20
Office for the Scottish Charity Regulator	*	0
Mental Health Tribunal Scotland	0	*
Scottish Housing Regulator(9)	60	0
Welsh Assembly
Welsh Assembly Government	-80	0
ESTYN	0	*
Total employment	-800	-700
(1) Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers less than five are represented by “*”. Data not available is represented by “—”. (2) The UK Statistics Authority (the Authority) was established on 1 April 2008, when the ‘Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007’ came into effect. One of the functions of the Authority is to oversee the Office for National Statistics (ONS)—its Executive office. As such, one departmental return has been made for the Authority incorporating ONS. (3) On 1 April 2008, employees of the General Register Office were transferred from the UK Statistics Authority to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS). (4) As of 1 April 2008, field interviewers are now classified as civil servants and are included as UK Statistics Authority employees. (5) On 1 April, the Pesticides Safety Directorate became an Executive agency of the Health and Safety Executive. (6) As of 1 April 2008, the Assets Recovery Agency merged with the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). (7) The Disability and Carers Service and the Pension Service are now called the Pension, Disability and Carers Service. (8) Communities Scotland, Scottish Agricultural Science Agency and Scottish Building Standards Agency were abolished on 1 April 2008. Staff moved into the Scottish Government. (9) Scottish Housing Regulator was set-up on 1 April 2008.

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