The number of permanent and temporary staff (short-term appointments) in DEFRA is shown in the table. All figures are headcount. The number of staff in core DEFRA is broken down by group as the directorates no longer exist in the Department’s organisational structure.
Information on the numbers of employment agency staff is not held centrally and cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
Contract length Permanent staff Up to three months Between three and six months Between six and 12 months 12 months or more Total DEFRA group Environment and Rural 614 2 4 1 1 8 Finance and Commercial 489 6 1 5 2 14 Food and Farming 596 3 0 1 0 4 Legal and Strategic Human Resources 248 1 0 1 0 2 Strategy and Evidence 443 5 2 4 1 12 DEFRA total 2,390 17 7 12 4 40 Executive agencies Animal Health 1,622 26 27 11 0 64 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 548 0 0 0 0 0 Food and Environment Research Agency 840 2 8 15 0 25 Marine and Fisheries Agency 198 0 1 0 1 2 Rural Payments Agency 3,448 0 0 0 0 0 Veterinary Laboratories Agency 1,307 6 2 6 0 14 Veterinary Medicines Agency 149 0 0 0 0 0 DEFRA and agencies total 10,502 51 45 44 5 145