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<p>The total number of staff employed by Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs on 31 May 2016, 30 June 2016 and 30 November 2018 are shown below;</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31
May 2016</p></td><td><p>1,693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June 2016</p></td><td><p>1,693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30
November 2018</p></td><td><p>4,168</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Staff in
Post Data is only run as at the end of each month in order to provide information
for published statutory returns. The data provided is in line with the figures published
at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-defra" target="_blank">Data.gov.uk
- https://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-defra</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Along
with other public sector employers, the department provides data to the Office of
National statistics for the “Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey”. The most
recent publication was 11 December showing data as at the end of September 2018 and
can be found here - <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/september2018"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/september2018</a>
.</p><p> </p><p>ONS data for earlier reference dates can be found here – <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/previousReleases"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/previousReleases</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Staff in Post data has to go through a lengthy resource intensive verification
process to eliminate a high proportion of errors. To provide data as at 20 December
would incur disproportionate costs.</p>
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