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<p>The following table shows the number of staff that were employed by the press office
at 31 March of each year. It also shows the number of staff that cost the department
over £40,000, £50,000, £75,000 and £100,000 in each year and <br>what the total cost
of the press office was in each of those years. <br><br>These costs to the department
do not represent salaries earned. The press office operates 24 hours a day 365 days
a year and the figures include weekend and on-call allowances, overtime as well as
pension and national insurance <br>costs.<br><br>Extra allowances were paid in 2012/13
for staff that were seconded to the Government Olympic Communication hub.<br><br>Since
June 2010 we have reduced the number of posts by over 3,000 across the Home Office
by centralising some corporate functions. The Home Office is still set to reduce overall
spending by 23 per cent in real terms by 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over
£40,000</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over
£50,000</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over
£75,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over
£100,000</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
cost £</p></td><td><p>2,176,898</p></td><td><p>2,356,422</p></td><td><p>2,310,054</p></td><td><p>2,474,550</p></td><td><p>2,564,513</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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