Probate Service: Agency Workers

(asked on 11th July 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff have been employed by the Probate Service in each of the last six months.


Answered by
Paul Maynard Portrait
Paul Maynard
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 16th July 2019

Jan-19

Feb-19

Mar-19

Apr-19

May-19

Jun-19

AGENCY STAFF RESOURCE (Full Time Equivalent)

29.4

27.4

26.4

29

29

29

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