The table details the number of staff in each Department in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office who have applied to buy added years and those who are currently paying for added years to be added to their pension arrangements.
Information on Agencies sponsored by Departments is included with the Department unless separately identified.
Figures relating to the Northern Ireland Office include both members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the Home Civil Service working in that Department.
Employing department Applications to buy added years Staff currently paying for added years Department of Education 0 7 Department of Finance and Personnel 0 60 Department of the Environment 0 44 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development 1 80 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 0 20 Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure 0 5 Department of Regional Development 0 55 Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister 0 17 Department of Social Development 1 8 Child Support Agency 0 4 Social Security Agency 0 10 Department of Enterprise, Trade and Industry 0 11 Department of Employment and Learning 0 11 Northern Ireland Office 6 15 Northern Ireland Prison Service 0 5 Total 8 352