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<p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 7 April 2014]</em></p><p>The number of staff
that left the Department on (a) voluntary redundancy and (b) compulsory redundancy
terms from May 2010 to March 2014 is set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>May 2010 to March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compulsory Redundancy</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary
Severance or Redundancy</p></td><td><p>522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>530</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>None
of these staff (i) received special severance payments or (ii) were subject to compromise
agreements.</p><p>Exit figures through 2010 – 2012 reflect the completion of the Department's
major restructuring programme. Our departmental audited annual accounts for the core
Department show that total staff costs fell from £216 million in 2009-10 to £99 million
in 2012-13, a reduction of 54% in cash terms, or a saving of £117 million a year.
The number of staff has been reduced from 3,781 full-time equivalent in 2009-10 to
1,681 in 2012-13, a reduction of 56%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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