Information Commissioner: Staff

(asked on 1st May 2018) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Margot James Portrait
Margot James
This question was answered on 8th May 2018

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

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