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<p>For permanent and fixed term staff on the core Defra payroll the information is
not held centrally and could only be provided by incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also uses workers for a time-limited period,
who are not on the core Defra payroll, but are paid by a recruitment or employment
agency. The number of such staff since 2010-11 is shown below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15
(to Sept 2014)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
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