Attorney General: Agency Workers

(asked on 21st July 2022) - View Source

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, how much her Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.


Answered by
Edward Timpson Portrait
Edward Timpson
This question was answered on 5th September 2022

Agency workers are subject to a Cabinet Office controls framework to ensure robust governance of spending in this area. Commentary on Contingent Labour usage, if applicable, is available in departmental annual reports.

The Attorney General’s Office does not pay agency retainer fees and the annual spend on agency workers, since 2020, is set out below.

Year

Cost

2020-21

£27,841.17

2021-22

£78,790.99

2022-23 (P1-3)

£12,663.46

Total

£119,295.62

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