The number of new staff aged between 16 and 18 employed directly by DFID in the last 10 years is as follows:
1998 2000 2001 2004 2006 Total Age 16 0 1 2 0 0 3 Age 17 0 1 1 0 0 2 Age 18 1 1 1 1 1 5 Total 1 3 4 1 1 10
DFID has no central record of the proportion of these staff undertaking some form of training, or the funding arrangements. This information could be gathered only at a disproportionate cost. DFID does not hold age-related information for agency staff.