The number of full-time equivalent staff (FTE) employed on press officer activities on 1 April 2009 by the Department for Transport both directly and, where identifiable, indirectly is set out in the following table.
DFT employees Other workers1 DFT(C) 13 Nil DSA 62 0 DVLA 5 Nil GCDA Nil Nil HA 11 3 MCA 2 Nil VCA Nil Nil VOSA 1 1 1 Other workers include temporary employment agency staff. 2 DSA figure includes fixed term employment
The staff resource deployed by the Central Office of Information in providing their regional News and PR services to parts of the Department can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The Highways Agency (HA) has seven regional press officers to support its new Traffic Officer service and seven regional control centres. These press officers are employed to raise awareness of the Traffic Officers and the agency's role as network operator for England's motorways and major A roads.