Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many FTE employees have worked for the Information Commissioner's office in each year since that office was founded.
The requested information can be found in the table below:
Year (figure quoted on 31st March) | Headcount | FTE |
2002 | 170 | 154.7 |
2003 | 183 | 169.1 |
2004 | 204 | 188.51 |
2005 | 211 | 196.51 |
2006 | 265 | 242.32 |
2007 | 256 | 235.71 |
2008 | 275 | 256.01 |
2009 | 321 | 302.04 |
2010 | 337 | 313.82 |
2011 | 353 | 328.49 |
2012 | 350 | 324.61 |
2013 | 388 | 359.6 |
2014 | 386 | 354.0 |
2015 | 392 | 363.5 |
2016 | 442 | 408.6 |
2017 | 472 | 439.4 |
2018 | 540 | 504.8 |
Prior to 2002, FTE employee data is not readily available. The figures in the table below are the most accurate the ICO have on record but may not be completely accurate as employments records pre 2002 are not complete.
Year (figure quoted on 31st March) | Headcount | Notes |
1984/1985 | 50 | This is an estimate of the staffing number they expected to achieve as recruitment for most roles was on going. |
1986 | 83 | including temporary/casual |
1987 | 90 | including temporary/casual |
1988 | 93 | including temporary/casual |
1989 | 91 | including temporary/casual |
1990 | 70 | including temporary/casual |
1991 | 86 | including temporary/casual |
1992 | 92 | including temporary/casual |
1993 | 99 | including temporary/casual |
1994 | 93 | including temporary/casual |
1995 | 98 | including temporary/casual |
1996 | 104 | including temporary/casual |
1997 | 105 | including temporary/casual |
1998 | 105 | including temporary/casual |
1999 | 115.5 | including temporary/casual |
2000 | 112 | including temporary/casual |
2001 | 123 | including temporary/casual |