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<p>The Ministry of Defence uses a process called “manpower substitution” to engage
temporary staff at agreed fixed rates on a national basis through a number of contracts.
Manpower substitutes are employed for up to 11 months to fill vacant, funded posts.
The majority are brought in to fill medical and dental requirements at military medical
centres to cover for military positions that are vacant due to deployment into operational
theatre. This enables the medical services to continue to provide the best possible
care to members of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The five companies most frequently
used by the Ministry of Defence in Financial Year 2013-14 to provide temporary workers,
and the associated fees paid to each, are presented in the following table:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Type
of worker</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Temporary Workers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees
Paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HoneyBee</p></td><td><p>Medical & Dental</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>£3.46m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CastleRock
Ltd</p></td><td><p>Medical & Dental</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>£2.61m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita
Resourcing</p></td><td><p>Interim Professionals</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>£2.07m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hayes</p></td><td><p>Medical
& Dental</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>£0.59m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed</p></td><td><p>Clerical
& Admin</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>£0.11m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The figures provided for Capita Resourcing cover the period from April 2013
to March 2014. All other data cover the period April 2013 to February 2014. Data is
extracted from the MOD's centralised Manpower Substitution Service database and does
not include any localised arrangements that individual Top Level Budget holders may
have with other companies.</p><p> </p>
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