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Civil Servants

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many civil servants there were in each Government department on (a) 1 November 2008 and (b) the latest date for which information is available. [263146]

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Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated March 2009:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many civil servants there were in each government department on (a) 1 November 2008 and (b) the latest date for which information is available. (263146)

Estimates of employment for the home civil service are taken from the Civil Service element of the Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey (QPSES). Data for the survey is collected on a quarterly basis; the latest date for which information is available is September 2008 (Annex A).

Updated estimates of the number of civil servants in each government department will be published on 18 March 2009 and will be available on-line:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls

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Annex A—Civil service employment by Department( 1) , Quarter 3 2008
	Headcount
Attorney General's departments
Crown Prosecution Service	8,770
Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate	50
Attorney General's Office	40
Serious Fraud Office	320
Treasury Solicitor	810
Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office	350
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office excl agencies	1,250
Other Cabinet Office agencies
Central Office of Information	770
National School of Government	250
Parliamentary Counsel Office	80
HM Treasury
HM Treasury	1,200
Chancellor's other departments
Debt Management Office	80
Government Actuary's Department	110
National Savings and Investments	150
Office of Government Commerce	250
OGC Buying Solutions	270
Office for National Statistics(2)	0
Royal Mint	810
UK Statistics Authority
UK Statistics Authority(2,)( )(3,)( )(4)	3,830
Charity Commission
Charity Commission	490
Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government	2,840
Fire Service College	240
Ordnance Survey	1,420
Planning Inspectorate	880
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre	50
Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture Media and Sport	470
Royal Parks	100
Defence
Ministry of Defence	69,430
Defence Support Group	3,280
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	3,510
Meteorological Office	1,830
UK Hydrographic Office	1,020
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills	840
National Weights and Measures Laboratory	50
UK Intellectual Property Office	1,040
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Department for Children, Schools and Families	3,230
Ofsted
Ofsted	2,620
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs	3,100
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science	570
Central Science Laboratory	650
Government Decontamination Services	30
Marine Fisheries Agency	190
Ofwat	210
Rural Payments Agency	3,530
State Veterinary Service	1,660
Veterinary Laboratories Agency	1,250
Veterinary Medicines Directorate	140
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Export Credit Guarantee Department	210
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl agencies)	5,860
Wilton Park Executive Agency	80
Health
Department of Health (excl agencies)	2,260
Food Standards Agency	790
Meat Hygiene Service	1,100
Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	900
National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies	270
NHS Business Services Authority	240
HM Revenue and Customs
HM Revenue and Customs	88,230
Valuation Office	4,100
Home Office
Home Office (excl agencies)	2,530
Criminal Records Bureau	540
Identity and Passport Service(3)	4,580
UK Border Agency	18,660
Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism	260
International Development
Department for International Development	1,640
Justice
Ministry of Justice (excl agencies)	3,450
HM Courts Service	21,530
Land Registry	8,020
National Archives	630
Public Guardianship Office	330
Tribunals Service	3,000
Scotland Office	100
Wales Office	60
Public Sector Prison Service	51,620
Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office	130
Security and Intelligence Services
Security and Intelligence Services	5,520
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	3,610
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service	830
Companies House	1,180
Insolvency Service	2,550
Office of Fair Trading	610
Office of Gas and Electricity Market	310
Postal Services Commission	60
Transport
Department for Transport	2,080
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency	6,790
Driving Standards Agency	2,740
Government Car and Despatch Agency	310
Highways Agency	3,530
Maritime and Coastguard Agency	1,150
Office of Rail Regulation	350
Vehicle Certification Agency	140
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency	2,660
Work and Pensions
DWP Corporate and Shared Services	11,500
Child Support Agency	10,570
Job Centre Plus	74,870
Pensions and Disability Carers Service	17,550
The Health and Safety Executive	3,840
The Rent Service	500
Scottish government
Scottish government (excl agencies)	4,990
Scottish Housing Regulator	60
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service	1,710
Courts Group	30
Fisheries Research Services	330
General Register Scotland	310
HM Inspectorate of Education	210
Historic Scotland	1,060
National Archive for Scotland	160
Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy	120
Registers of Scotland	1,430
Scottish Court Service	1,410
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency	310
Scottish Prison Service Headquarters	4,020
Scottish Public Pensions Agency	240
Social Work Inspection Agency	50
Student Awards Agency	150
Transport Scotland	290
Office for the Scottish Charity Regulator	50
Mental Health Tribunal Scotland	80
Welsh Assembly
Welsh Assembly Government	6,070
ESTYN	100
Total employment	521,560
(1) Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers less than five are 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. (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. Notes: 1. The Disability and Carers Service and the Pension Service are now called the Pension, Disability and Carers Service. 2. Communities Scotland, Scottish Agricultural Science Agency and Scottish Building Standards Agency were abolished on 1 April 2008. Staff moved into the Scottish government. 3. Scottish Housing Regulator was setup on 1 April 2008. Source: Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey

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