The table shows the staff in post in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 1 April each year from 1997 to 2008.
Staff in post 1997 352 1998 365 1999 359 2000 407 2001 403 2002 469 2003 488 2004 490 2005 525 2006 523 2007 527 2008 477
Staff in post rose significantly between 1 April 2001 and 1 April 2002 reflecting machinery of government changes and a resulting transfer of staff from the Cabinet Office and Home Office.