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<p>The number of off-payroll appointments made by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and
its Arms Length Bodies in each of the past five Financial Years (FY) has been as follows:</p><p>
</p><p>FY 2009-10 - 1,815</p><p>FY 2010-11 - 1,175</p><p>FY 2011-12 - 3,171</p><p>FY
2012-13 - 4,021</p><p>FY 2013-14 - 5,632</p><p> </p><p>These figures represent off-payroll
appointments (headcount) made centrally under the Contingent Labour arrangements.
The number of off-payroll appointees engaged through other arrangements (ie, as fee
earners, consultancy or locally by exception) could be provided only at disproportionate
cost. Contingent Labour is generally engaged on a temporary basis to fill vacant,
funded posts until recruitment action is taken to appoint a salaried permanent member
of staff. Included in this category are temporary admin and clerical workers, interim
managers, and specialist contractors (in finance, HR, IT and other functions).</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Information about the MOD’s senior payroll appointees (ie, those engaged
for over £220 a day for more than six months) and those of its Arm’s Length Bodies
has been published in the MOD's Annual Reports and Accounts since the 2012-13 Financial
Year.</p><p> </p><p>Access to certain forms of private-sector expertise is of enduring
value to us as it does not make economic sense to maintain all the specialist skills
we need permanently in-house. However we are seeking to ensure that we benefit from
external expertise through skills transfer to our own staff wherever possible to help
make us more self-reliant and resilient in the longer term. The current number of
off-payroll appointments reflects the need to bring in, for the short term, specialist
skills which cannot be found among the permanent workforce to help us implement the
Levene reforms across Defence.</p>
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