The number of staff is shown in the following table:
Civilian staff Service staff 2000 40 90 2001 40 90 2002 40 90 2003 40 90 2004 40 90 2005 40 90 2006 40 120 2007 40 30 2008 40 30 2009 50 30 Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 in accordance with statistical conventions.
The increase in the number of civilian staff in 2009 is primarily because of MOD Guard Service personnel replacing military personnel drawn from other stations.
The increase in the number of service personnel in 2006 is primarily because of an uplift in military posts to augment HQ 52 Infantry Brigade (HQ 52 Infantry Brigade) for operational deployment. The reduction to 30 service staff in 2007 follows the deployment and then subsequent relocation of 52 Infantry Brigade to Redford Barracks, Edinburgh.
Building maintenance costs for the military garrison at Edinburgh Castle since October 2003 are shown in the following table. Information prior to October 2003 is not held.
Financial year Cost (£) October 2003 to March 2004 60,490 2004-05 152,939 2005-06 147,328 2006-07 109,586 2007-08 80,390 2008-09 307,662 April to November 2009 119,030
These figures do not include running costs, such as cleaning or utilities, which could not be separately identified in the time available.
Available data are shown in the following tables.
Civilian staff numbers are only available centrally from 2005 and service numbers are only available centrally from 2002. Information prior to these dates could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Civilian staff numbers 2006 120 2007 120 2008 120 2009 120
Service staff numbers 2002 80 2003 80 2004 80 2005 80 2006 80 2007 80 2008 80 2009 80
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 in accordance with statistical conventions.