The following table shows how much the Northern Ireland Office (excluding its Agencies, NDPBs and Public Inquiries) spent on recruitment agencies in each financial year since 1998-99. These figures include both the costs for appointing staff to the department and the salaries paid to these temporary staff members.
Recruitment Agencies used Recruitment Agencies costs (£) 1998-99 Excel Recruitment Ltd. 27,051 Hays Accounting Personnel 21,878 Lynn Recruitment 2,421 Total 51,350 1999-2000 Excel Recruitment Ltd. 35,190 Grafton Recruitment 1,594 Lynn Recruitment 428 Total 37,212 2000-01 Diamond Recruitment 6,997 Excel Recruitment Ltd. 29,466 Grafton Recruitment 445 Total 36,908 2001-02 Diamond Recruitment 11,649 Excel Recruitment Ltd. 28,029 Total 39,678 2002-03 Diamond Recruitment 3,438 Excel Recruitment Ltd. 25,543 Grafton Recruitment 4,967 Hays Accounting Personnel 32,322 Tim Lewis Recruitment Ltd. 15,074 Total 81,344 2003-04 Diamond Recruitment 9,700 Excel Recruitment Ltd. 24,915 Grafton Recruitment 32,432 Hays Accounting Personnel 31,518 Select Recruitment 1,318 Total 99,883 2004-05 Diamond Recruitment 14,812 Excel Recruitment Ltd. 14,473 Grafton Recruitment 31,740 Hays Accounting Personnel 29,993 Tim Lewis Recruitment Ltd. 6,553 Select Recruitment 23,783 Total 121,354 2005-06 Brook Street (UK) Ltd. 2,404 Diamond Recruitment 10,555 Grafton Recruitment 76,451 Hays Accounting Personnel 31,992 Tim Lewis Recruitment Ltd. 5,512 Select Recruitment 9,389 Total 136,303 2006-07 Brook Street (UK) Ltd. 913 Diamond Recruitment 10,333 Grafton Recruitment 112,394 Hays Accounting Personnel 43,846 Tim Lewis Recruitment Ltd. 1,522 Total 169,008