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<p>The Department’s workforce statistics are published on a quarterly basis by the
Office for National Statistics as part of its Quarterly Public Sector Employment estimates.
Data for the two quarters in question, June 2016 and September 2018 (latest available
quarterly release) can be viewed and obtained via the following link: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a>
(table 9) in the attached xlsx files for the dates in question.</p><p>At the end of
June 2016 the Department employed a reported 1,420 full-time equivalent staff in comparison
with 1,890 full-time equivalent staff at the end of September 2018. Please note that
these figures are rounded to the nearest ten at the point of release and do not include
the Department’s Executive Agencies or non-departmental public bodies (NDPB). The
difference between the two reported numbers represents a 33 per cent increase in staffing
levels during the period in question. It is important to note that in March 2010 there
were 2109 full-time equivalent staff working in the Department.</p><p>Please note
that the numbers reported to ONS are based on directly employed officials where the
Department bears at least 50 per cent of salary costs through its payroll. Staff employed
directly by the Department who are on an unpaid leave of absence, or paid on a reimbursed
basis, are not included in management information published on GOV.UK and supplied
to ONS.</p>
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