Work and Pensions written question – answered on 9 July 2008.
Mark Hoban
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies (i) are classified as Government communicators and (ii) have access to the Government Communication Network.
Anne McGuire
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In the Department for Work and Pensions we currently employ 365 staff who are classified as Government Communicators. Included in this figure is 104 staff who are employed by our agencies.
| Organisation | Number of GCN staff |
| DWP Communications | 261 |
| Group Finance | 3 |
| Jobcentre Plus | 44 |
| Child Support Agency | 16 |
| Pension, Disability and Carers Service | 20 |
| Shared Services | 1 |
| Direct Gov | 20 |
| Total | 365 |
The Government Communications Network is open to all civil servants who mainly work in a communication role. These individuals have exclusive access to networks, events and community tools (including forums and document sharing) on the GCN website.
Other civil servants can register on the website to access communication guidance and internal vacancies.
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