Home Office: Recruitment
(asked on 23rd January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff have been recruited to (a) HM Passport Office, (b) Border Force and (c) UK Visas and Immigration since 2016.
The table below shows the average size of paid workforce (full time equivalents) Civil Servants and Non - Civil Servants for calendar year 2016 compared to calendar year 2018.
Year Averages | UK Visas & Immigration | Border Force | Passport Office |
2016 | 5,769 | 7,383 | 3,752 |
2018 | 7,736 | 7,967 | 3,570 |
The Home Office constantly reviews its capabilities to deliver the Government’s agenda. With EU Exit negotiations still underway, we continue to assess how our priorities will impact on the workforce and capabilities required.
We are committed to ensuring that our operational teams have the resources they need to run an efficient and effective migration system, tackle illegal immigration and keep the UK