Serious Organised Crime Agency

Chris Grayling
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were recruited by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09.

Alan Johnson
The total number of permanent staff recruited by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in each of the last three financial years was:

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|           |Number|
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|(a) 2006-07|144   |
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|(b) 2007-08|107   |
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|(c) 2008-09|107   |
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