Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which five teams in their Department have the highest number of staffing vacancies as a proportion of total staff as of 8 December 2022; and what proportion of roles were vacant in each of those teams.
The five teams in the Department with the highest number of staffing vacancies as a proportion of staff as of 8 December 2022, and the proportion of roles that were vacant in each of those teams, can be seen below:
Departmental team | Proportion of roles vacant within team | Staff within the team | Vacancies within the team |
Education and Skills Funding Agency Provider Market Oversight | 50% | 1 | 1 |
Post-16 Funding | 28% | 29 | 11 |
Higher Education Reform | 22% | 28 | 8 |
Basic Skills & Multiply | 22% | 15 | 7 |
Transformation | 21% | 23 | 6 |
The data provided is accurate as at the requested date but is subject to change as individuals join and leave the Department.