Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) biannual civilian personnel report presents figures on the strengths, inflow and outflow of all civilian personnel employed by the Ministry of Defence and is published at the following link:
MOD biannual civilian personnel statistics: index - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The table below provides Headcounts and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) number of MOD Civilians as at 1 February 2020.
Headcount 1 February 2020 | ||
TLB & Grouping | Headcount | FTE |
UK Strategic Command | 7,064 | 6,737 |
DIO | 4,845 | 4,713 |
HOCS | 8,548 | 8,255 |
Air Command | 4,365 | 4,224 |
Army TLB | 9,422 | 9,100 |
Navy Command | 2,779 | 2,668 |
Unallocated | 6 | 6 |
Royal Fleet Auxiliary | 1,842 | 1,842 |
Level 1 Total | 38,871 | 37,545 |
DE&S Trading Entity | 11,013 | 10,665 |
Dstl | 4,460 | 4,304 |
UK Hydrographic Office | 822 | 788 |
Defence Electronics & Components Agency (DECA) | 430 | 408 |
Defence Nuclear Organisation | 1,772 | 1,735 |
Locally Engaged Civilians | 3,840 | 3,731 |
Overall Total | 61,208 | 59,177 |
The figures for 1 November 2022 are planned for future publication on 1 December 2022.