Information on lengths of contract is not held electronically and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Permanent staff on fixed term appointments will typically be on contracts of more than 12 months. Temporary staff are on contracts of up to 12 months. Length of contracts for agency workers will vary and depend on business need. The latest information on staff numbers in each directorate employed on a permanent, temporary or agency contract is set out in the following table.
Directorate Permanent Agency Temporary Business Operations 18 — — Change Programme 22 — 1 Finance and Performance 13 — — Further Education and Skills Directorate 302 2 2 GO Science 76 — — Government Skills 26 — — HE Directorate 145 1 — HR 14 — 1 Innovation Directorate 74 — — Private Office 52 5 4 Science and Research 80 — — Strategy and Comms 46 1 —