The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated March 2009:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many people have been employed by Government departments or agencies on (a) a permanent basis and (b) a temporary basis in each year since 1997, broken down by department or agency; and in each case how many employees were (i) born in the UK and (ii) not born in the UK. (261035)
The Office for National Statistics collects detailed diversity statistics for people employed by Government departments and agencies as part of the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey (ACSES). Information relating to whether employees were born (or not born) in the UK has never been collected as part of Civil Service Statistics.
The number of people employed by Government departments or agencies on a permanent and temporary basis up to 2005 was published by Cabinet Office and is available on-line:
http://beta.civilservice.gov.uk/about/who/statistics/archived-reports.aspx
The number of people employed by Government departments or agencies on a permanent and temporary basis, post-2005, as published by Office for National Statistics, is detailed in Annex A.
Headcount 20062,3 20074 20085 Department Permanent Temporary/casual Permanent Temporary/casual Permanent Temporary/casual Attorney-General’s Departments Attorney-General’s Office 40 0 50 0 50 0 Crown Prosecution Service 9,040 10 8,410 370 8,330 400 Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate 40 0 40 10 40 10 Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office — — 300 0 290 0 Serious Fraud Office — — 310 0 310 * Treasury Solicitor 720 0 700 20 750 10 Business, Enterprise and regulatory Reform6 Department of Trade and Industry6 4,570 20 — — — — Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (excl. agencies) — — 3,430 10 3,450 20 Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service — — 730 60 740 60 Companies House — — 1,120 * 1,120 70 Insolvency Service 2,190 30 2,430 20 2,530 10 Office of Fair Trading — — 570 10 580 10 Office of Gas and Electricity Market — — 280 10 280 20 Postal Services Commission — — 60 * 60 * Small Business Service7 180 * — — — — Employment Tribunals Service8 — — — — — — Cabinet Office Cabinet Office (excl. agencies) — — 1,360 20 1,230 10 Privy Council Office9 — — — — — — Other Cabinet Office agencies Central Office of information — — 620 50 690 110 National School of Government — — 250 0 240 0 Parliamentary Counsel Office — — 80 0 70 0 HM Treasury HM Treasury 1,170 60 1,130 60 1,080 70 HM Revenue and Customs HM Revenue and Customs10 — — 89,910 2,200 88,900 2,050 Former Inland Revenue10 79,620 0 — — — — Former Customs and Excise10 — — — — — — Valuation Office 4,770 0 4,360 20 4,280 30 Chancellor’s other departments Debt Management Office — — 70 * 80 * Government Actuary’s Department 100 0 100 0 100 0 National Savings and Investments — — 120 * 130 * Office for National Statistics 3,530 230 3,240 230 3,160 200 Office of Government Commerce — — 240 10 180 50 OGC Buying.solutions — — 280 * 260 * Royal Mint 730 120 670 50 710 40 Charity Commission Charity Commission 550 10 500 10 490 10 Children, Schools and Families Department for Children, Schools and Families11 — — 3,490 20 3,340 10 Education and Skills Department for Education and Skills12 4,320 20 — — — — Innovation, Universities and Skills Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills13 — — 790 * 790 * National Weights and Measures Laboratory 50 * 50 * 50 0 UK Intellectual Property Office 960 0 1,010 0 1,000 0 Office for Standards in Education Office for Standards in Education — — 2,630 120 2,460 110 Communities and Local Government Department for Communities and Local Government (excl. agencies) 3,660 40 2,880 60 2,930 60 Fire Service College — — 250 0 240 * Ordnance Survey 1,450 0 1,400 20 1,390 20 Planning Inspectorate 960 20 860 0 840 0 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre — — 50 * 50 * Culture, Media and Sport Department for Culture, Media and Sport 580 0 520 * 470 10 Royal Parks 90 10 90 10 100 0 Defence Ministry of Defence 74,720 1,140 70,210 930 68,220 790 Royal Fleet Auxiliary 2,370 0 2,350 0 2,280 0 Army Base Repair Organisation 2,150 0 2,160 20 2,340 30 Defence Aviation Repair Agency 2,500 0 2,030 20 2,000 20 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 3,390 0 3,350 40 3,410 40 Meteorological Office 1,700 0 1,660 20 1,770 20 UK Hydro graphic Office 970 0 1,040 10 1,040 10 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (excl. agencies) 5,690 120 3,630 50 3,050 40 Animal Health 1,430 60 1,690 40 1,640 30 Central Science Laboratory 680 70 640 30 640 20 Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 550 * 550 10 530 10 Government Decontamination Services 20 * 20 * 30 * Marine Fisheries Agency 160 0 180 * 180 0 Office of Water Services 190 10 200 10 200 10 Pesticides Safety Directorate 200 10 190 * 180 * Rural Payments Agency — — 3,550 200 3,440 100 Veterinary Laboratories Agency 1,320 30 1,290 30 1,280 20 Veterinary Medicines Directorate 150 0 140 0 140 0 Export Credit Guarantee Department Export Credit Guarantee Department 260 * 220 0 210 0 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl. agencies) 6,610 50 6,070 0 5,950 0 Wilton Park Executive Agency 70 0 80 0 70 0 Health Department of Health (excl. agencies) 2,590 40 2,200 30 2,180 40 Food Standards Agency — — 780 20 770 20 Meat Hygiene Service — — 1,330 10 1,230 10 Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency — — 830 40 860 40 National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies Agency — — 320 10 270 * NHS Business Services Authority14 — — 250 0 240 0 Home Office Home Office (excl. Agencies) 24,830 460 2,670 90 2,720 50 Border and Immigration Agency15 — — 18,430 210 19,290 70 Criminal Records Bureau — — 430 0 480 0 Identity and Passport Service — — 4,030 20 4,050 10 Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism16 — — 220 10 250 * Assets Recovery Agency17 — — 180 10 — — Justice Ministry of Justice (excl. agencies) — — 3,590 110 3,680 110 HM Courts Service — — 20,960 500 20,830 610 Land Registry 8,500 30 8,210 30 8,020 40 National Archives — — 600 10 610 10 Public Guardianship Office — — 330 * 310 * Public Sector Prison Service 48,010 1,140 49,170 1,130 49,970 1,280 Scotland Office 50 0 30 0 60 0 Tribunals Service — — 2,850 140 2,840 140 Wales Office — — 50 * 50 10 International Development Department for International Development — — 1,740 0 1,670 * Northern Ireland Office Northern Ireland Office 170 0 140 * 130 * Security and Intelligence Services Security and Intelligence Services 5,130 10 5,260 0 5,320 0 Transport Department for Transport (excl. agencies) 2,280 0 2,000 20 2,020 20 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 6,710 270 6,690 570 6,440 170 Driving Standards Agency 2,740 10 2,650 0 2,700 * Government Car and Despatch Agency — — 290 * 310 * Highways Agency 3,430 0 3,480 10 3,510 10 Maritime and Coastguard Agency — — 1,240 30 1,180 50 Office of Rail Regulation — — 330 10 330 10 Vehicle and Operator Services Agency 2,660 0 2,360 110 2,430 120 Vehicle Certification Agency 110 0 120 * 130 * Work and Pensions DWP Corporate and Shared Services18 11,200 410 — — — — DWP Corporate Services18 — — 5,710 50 5,650 40 DWP Shared Services18 — — 4,600 120 4,450 140 Child Support Agency 12,890 340 11,690 40 10,710 20 Disability and Carers Service 7,300 70 6,550 60 6,270 * Job Centre Plus 79,040 2,210 73,700 1,160 73,320 1,020 Pension Service 14,330 660 12,500 270 11,670 120 The Health and Safety Executive 4,010 0 3,780 0 3,600 0 The Rent Service 0 0 650 0 570 0 Scottish Government Scottish Government (excl. agencies) 5,190 80 4,370 40 4,500 90 Communities Scotland 440 * 400 * 360 * Courts Group 40 0 40 0 30 0 Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service — — 1,560 70 1,560 80 Fisheries Research Services 310 20 310 20 310 10 General Register Scotland 250 10 270 10 280 10 Historic Scotland 990 100 1,000 70 1,020 70 HM Inspectorate of Education 200 * 200 * 200 * Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland 70 0 70 0 80 0 National Archives for Scotland 150 * 150 10 150 10 Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy 110 * 120 * 100 * Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator 30 0 40 0 50 0 Registers of Scotland 1,440 20 1,350 10 1,280 30 Scottish Agricultural Scientific Agency 150 10 140 10 140 10 Scottish Buildings Standards Agency 30 0 30 0 30 0 Scottish Court Service 1,200 40 1,290 0 1,400 0 Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 320 * 310 * 300 10 Scottish Prison Service — — 4,010 40 4,000 40 Scottish Public Pensions Agency 220 * 220 * 220 0 Social Work Inspection Agency 70 * 50 0 50 0 Student Awards Agency 150 * 150 * 140 * Transport Scotland 220 * 250 * 250 * Welsh Assembly Welsh Assembly Government 5,760 310 5,690 340 5,680 480 ESTYN 100 0 90 0 100 0 Assembly Parliamentary Service19 — — — — — — All employees 477,870 8,290 521,620 10,210 515,660 9,490 1 Numbers are rounded to the nearest ten, and numbers less than five are represented by “*”. Data not available are represented by “—”. 2 Collection reference date 30 September 2006. 3 The data for 2006 is based on the Mandate collection which provides approximately 80 per cent. coverage of Civil Service departments and agencies. 4 Collection reference date 30 September 2007. 5 Collection reference dale 31 March 2008. 6 The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was formed in June 2007 from part of the former Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Better Regulation Executive (BRE from the Cabinet Office and the Regional Economic Performance Unit from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). 7 For the 2007 and 2008 collections data for the Small Business Service was included as part of the main Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) data. 8 Employment Tribunals Service—Department for Trade and Industry (now Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) funding ceased from April 2006, as responsibility transferred to Department for Constitutional Affairs (now Ministry of Justice). 9 Privy Council Office ceased to exist 1 April 2007. 10 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) was formed on 18 April 2005, following the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments. 11 Department for Children, Schools and Families was formed from part of the Department for Education and Skills in June 2007. 12 Department for Education and Skills (DFES) ceased to exist in June 2007. It was replaced by two new Departments, namely, Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. 13 Department for innovation, Universities and Skills was formed from part of the Department for Education and Skills in June 2007 14 NHS Business Services Authority was created 1 October 2005 and began operating on 1 April 2006. 15 Border and Immigration agency were formed 1 April 2007. 16 Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism was formed July 2007. 17 Assets Recovery Agency ceased to exist in its own right as of March 2008. 18 For the 2006 collection DWP provided combined data for its Corporate and Shared Service. For 2007 and 2008 separate data returns were provided for DWP Corporate Services and DWP Shared Services. 19 From 1 April 2007 Assembly Parliamentary Service were no longer classified as Civil Service. Source: (Unpublished) Annual Civil Service Employment Survey and Mandate Collection.