In each of the last three years, the number of people who were employed in the Insolvency Service's Investigation and Enforcement unit is:
As at 31 December 2006: 1288 (114 Investigations, 96 Enforcement, 78 CIB)
As at 31 December 2007: 1316 (135 Investigations, 102 Enforcement, 79 CIB)
As at 31 December 2008: 1314 (129 Investigations, 111 Enforcement, 74 CIB)
As at 31 August 2009: 1339
1 Investigations and Enforcement was extended on 1 January 2009 to include Companies Investigation Branch (CIB). For the preceding years, figures show how many people would have been in IES, had it been extended then. Figures in brackets show how the total figure is made up.