The number of staff (permanent and temporary) working in the 11 Northern Ireland Departments and the NIO, including agencies, at 1 April 2006 was as follows:
Permanent Temporary Total 11 NI Departments 26,724 483 27,207 NIO1 1,925 56 1,981 Total 28,649 539 29,188 1 NIO figures exclude home civil service staff, PSNI, Youth Justice Agency non-admin staff, and uniformed Prison Service staff.