Duchy of Lancaster written question – answered on 27 January 2009.
Francis Maude
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to the Office for National Statistics' Public Sector Employment figures for (a) Q2 2008 and (b) Q3 2008, what increases in the employee headcount of which Government (a) Departments and (b) agencies account for the overall increase in central Government employment; and by how much the headcount increased in each case.
Kevin Brennan
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Third Sector)
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated January 2009:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question, with reference to the Office for National Statistics' Public Sector Employment figures for (a) Q2 2008 and (b) Q3 2008, what increase in the employee headcount of which Government (a) departments and (b) agencies account for the overall increase in central government employment; and by how much the headcount increased in each case. (249905)
In Q2 2008, employment in central government increased by 10,000. This increase was driven by a growth in employment in the NHS (12,000 increase). In the same period, the number of employees in the Civil Service decreased by 3,000 (Annex A). A full breakdown of government department and agencies for Q2 2008 is presented in Annex B.
In Q3 2008, employment in central government increased by 15,000, primarily because of growth in employment in the NHS (21,000 increase). The number of employees in the Civil Service remained the same as the previous quarter (Annex A). A full breakdown of government departments and agencies for Q3 2008 is presented in Annex B.
| Annex A: Public sector employment 2008, United Kingdom | ||||
| Headcount, seasonally adjusted (Thousand) | ||||
| Central Government( 1, 2. 3. 4) | National health service( 1) | Civil service( 3) | Total public sector | |
| Q1 | 2,480 | 1,507 | 525 | 5,737 |
| Q2 | 2,490 | 1,519 | 522 | 5,750 |
| Q3 | 2,505 | 1,540 | 522 | 5,764 |
| (1) NHS based on projections. (2) National probation service (England and Wales) re-classified from local government to central Government from April 2005. (3) Magistrates Court Service transferred from local government to central Government (and civil service) from April 2005. (4) Central Government includes all administrative departments of government, other central agencies and non-departmental public bodies. It also includes HM forces, the national health service and education academies. Source: (Unpublished) Public Sector Employment. | ||||
| Annex B: Change in civil service employment Q2 and Q3 2008( 1) , Great Britain | ||
| Headcount, not seasonally adjusted | ||
| Change on quarter | ||
| Q2 2008 | Q3 2008 | |
| Attorney-General's departments | ||
| Crown Prosecution Service | 10 | 100 |
| Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate | 0 | 10 |
| Attorney-General's Office | -10 | * |
| Serious Fraud Office | 0 | 10 |
| Treasury Solicitor | 20 | 30 |
| Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office | 10 | 10 |
| Cabinet Office | ||
| Cabinet Office excluding agencies | 30 | -20 |
| Other Cabinet Office agencies | ||
| Central Office of Information | -70 | 20 |
| National School of Government | 10 | 20 |
| Parliamentary Counsel Office | * | * |
| HM Treasury | ||
| HM Treasury | -10 | 50 |
| Chancellor's other departments | ||
| Debt Management Office | 0 | * |
| Government Actuary's Department | * | * |
| National Savings and Investments | 0 | 10 |
| Office of Government Commerce | * | * |
| OGC Buying Solutions | 0 | * |
| Office for National Statistics(2) | -3,350 | — |
| Royal Mint | 50 | 0 |
| UK Statistics Authority | ||
| UK Statistics Authority(2, 3, 4) | 3,850 | -30 |
| Charity Commission | ||
| Charity Commission | -10 | * |
| Communities and Local Government | ||
| Department for Communities and Local Government | -40 | -60 |
| Fire Service College | 0 | 0 |
| Ordnance Survey | 0 | 20 |
| Planning Inspectorate | * | 20 |
| Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre | 0 | * |
| Culture, Media and Sport | ||
| Department for Culture Media and Sport | 10 | -20 |
| Royal Parks | * | 0 |
| Defence | ||
| Ministry of Defence | 700 | -550 |
| Defence Support Group | -30 | 180 |
| Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | 30 | 30 |
| Meteorological Office | 30 | 30 |
| UK Hydrographic Office | -10 | -10 |
| Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills | ||
| Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills | 30 | -60 |
| National Weights and Measures Laboratory | 0 | * |
| UK Intellectual Property Office | -20 | 10 |
| Department for Children, Schools and Families | ||
| Department for Children, Schools and Families | -120 | * |
| Ofsted | ||
| Ofsted | -60 | 120 |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | -20 | 20 |
| Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | 20 | 10 |
| Central Science Laboratory | 40 | -40 |
| Government Decontamination Services | 0 | 0 |
| Marine Fisheries Agency | 0 | 10 |
| Ofwat | 10 | 0 |
| Pesticides Safety Directorate(5) | -180 | — |
| Rural Payments Agency | -70 | 60 |
| State Veterinary Service | -10 | * |
| Veterinary Laboratories Agency | -40 | 0 |
| Veterinary Medicines Directorate | * | 0 |
| Export Credits Guarantee Department | ||
| Export Credit Guarantee Department | 0 | -10 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | ||
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excluding agencies) | -20 | -10 |
| Wilton Park Executive Agency | * | 0 |
| Health | ||
| Department of Health (excluding agencies) | * | -10 |
| Food Standards Agency | -10 | 0 |
| Meat Hygiene Service | -90 | -50 |
| Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | 10 | * |
| National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies | * | 0 |
| NHS Business Services Authority | -10 | 0 |
| HM Revenue and Customs | ||
| HM Revenue and Customs | -1,350 | -1,380 |
| Valuation Office | -180 | -40 |
| Home Office | ||
| Home Office (excluding agencies) | -150 | -50 |
| Assets Recovery Agency(6) | -180 | - |
| Criminal Records Bureau | 0 | -60 |
| Identity and Passport Service(3) | 680 | -60 |
| UK Border Agency | -240 | * |
| Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism | 30 | -40 |
| International Development | ||
| Department for International Development | -10 | -10 |
| Justice | ||
| Ministry of Justice (excluding agencies) | -60 | -260 |
| HM Courts Service | 270 | 30 |
| Land Registry | -10 | -30 |
| National Archives | 20 | -10 |
| Public Guardianship Office | -10 | 20 |
| Tribunals Service | -80 | 40 |
| Scotland Office | * | 0 |
| Wales Office | 0 | 0 |
| Public Sector Prison Service | 110 | 270 |
| Northern Ireland Office | ||
| Northern Ireland Office | 0 | 0 |
| Security and Intelligence Services | ||
| Security and Intelligence Services | 50 | 150 |
| Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | ||
| Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | 40 | 60 |
| Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service | 0 | 30 |
| Companies House | 30 | -10 |
| Insolvency Service | 30 | -40 |
| Office of Fair Trading | -20 | 10 |
| Office of Gas and Electricity Market | -20 | 20 |
| Postal Services Commission | 10 | -10 |
| Transport | ||
| Department for Transport | 40 | 0 |
| Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | 270 | -70 |
| Driving Standards Agency | 40 | 10 |
| Government Car and Despatch Agency | * | 10 |
| Highways Agency | 30 | -20 |
| Maritime and Coastguard Agency | -30 | -60 |
| Office of Rail Regulation | -10 | -10 |
| Vehicle Certification Agency | * | * |
| Vehicle and Operator Services Agency | 40 | 50 |
| Work and Pensions | ||
| DWP Corporate and Shared Services | 90 | 1,130 |
| Child Support Agency | 10 | -170 |
| Job Centre Plus | 80 | 450 |
| Disability and Carers(7) | -6,270 | — |
| Pensions and Disability Carers Service(7) | 6,340 | -580 |
| Health and Safety Executive | 180 | -50 |
| Rent Service | 0 | -70 |
| Scottish Government | ||
| Scottish Government (excluding agencies)(8) | 400 | 40 |
| Communities Scotland(8) | -350 | — |
| Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service | 30 | 50 |
| Courts Group | * | * |
| Fisheries Research Services | 10 | 0 |
| General Register Scotland | 10 | 10 |
| HM Inspectorate of Education | 10 | 0 |
| Historic Scotland | 80 | -110 |
| National Archive for Scotland | 10 | -10 |
| Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy | 10 | 10 |
| Registers of Scotland | 50 | 0 |
| Scottish Agricultural Scientific Agency(8) | -150 | — |
| Scottish Buildings Standards Agency(8) | -30 | — |
| Scottish Court Service | 50 | 10 |
| Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency | 0 | * |
| Scottish Prison Service Headquarters | -20 | 0 |
| Scottish Public Pensions Agency | 10 | * |
| Social Work Inspection Agency | 0 | 0 |
| Student Awards Agency | 20 | -10 |
| Transport Scotland | 20 | 20 |
| Office for the Scottish Charity Regulator | * | 0 |
| Mental Health Tribunal Scotland | 0 | * |
| Scottish Housing Regulator(9) | 60 | 0 |
| Welsh Assembly | ||
| Welsh Assembly Government | -80 | 0 |
| ESTYN | 0 | * |
| Total employment | -800 | -700 |
| (1) Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers less than five are represented by "*". Data not available is represented by "—". (2) The UK Statistics Authority (the Authority) was established on 1 April 2008, when the 'Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007' came into effect. One of the functions of the Authority is to oversee the Office for National Statistics (ONS)—its Executive office. As such, one departmental return has been made for the Authority incorporating ONS. (3) On 1 April 2008, employees of the General Register Office were transferred from the UK Statistics Authority to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS). (4) As of 1 April 2008, field interviewers are now classified as civil servants and are included as UK Statistics Authority employees. (5) On 1 April, the Pesticides Safety Directorate became an Executive agency of the Health and Safety Executive. (6) As of 1 April 2008, the Assets Recovery Agency merged with the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). (7) The Disability and Carers Service and the Pension Service are now called the Pension, Disability and Carers Service. (8) Communities Scotland, Scottish Agricultural Science Agency and Scottish Building Standards Agency were abolished on 1 April 2008. Staff moved into the Scottish Government. (9) Scottish Housing Regulator was set-up on 1 April 2008. | ||
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