Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in his Department; how many non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in his Department; and how many full-time equivalent (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff are employed in back office functions in his Department.

The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.

These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.

The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.