Information on contract lengths, in the detail asked for in the question, is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Information which is available, showing the position as at 28 February is shown in the following tables.
Employees contract type and length Permanent—open ended contract Fixed term appointments >12 months Fixed term appointments <12 months Temporary appointment 39 weeks DWP total Jobcentre Plus 73,397 442 1,146 1,251 76,236 Pensions, Disability and Carers 16,525 123 116 88 16,852 Shared Services 4,336 48 140 61 4,585 Corporate Information Technology 1,994 2 — 1 1,997 Communications 482 — 2 2 486 Change Management 267 1 — — 268 Directgov 54 — — — 54 Finance 1,654 2 — 4 1,660 Human Resources 558 — 3 — 561 Independent Review Service 81 17 7 — 105 Legal Group 479 — 3 — 482 Private Office 65 — — 1 66 Work and Welfare Equality Group 1,117 6 1 4 1,128 Strategy, Information and Pensions 870 2 5 19 896 Grand total 101,879 643 1,423 1,431 105,376 Note: Temporary appointments are only used in defined circumstances, e.g. a short term peak in work which will cease after a specific period or a short-term time bound piece of work that will take less than 39 weeks.
Agency contract length Up to 3 months Between 3 and 6 months Between 6 and 12 months 12 months or more DWP total Jobcentre Plus 5 3 5 13 26 Pensions, Disability and Carers 5 3 12 4 24 Shared Services 11 12 17 1 41 Corporate Information Technology 20 63 14 10 107 Communications 4 17 14 3 38 Change Management 6 2 10 0 18 Directgov 0 0 0 0 0 Finance 6 14 13 11 44 Human Resources 1 0 0 0 1 Independent Review Service 0 0 0 0 0 Legal Group 37 7 4 5 53 Private Office 0 0 0 0 0 Work and Welfare Equality Group 5 8 13 7 33 Strategy, Information and Pensions 0 4 8 4 16 Grand total 100 133 110 58 401 Note: Agency staff are administrative grade staff and professional specialist interim personnel, engaged through private sector suppliers, on short-term, temporary contracts.