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Agency Staff

Answer

The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Lesley Strathie. She will write to the hon. Member.Letter from Lesley Strathie, dated 12 December 2005:"The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions concerning how many full time equivalent staff were employed by a) the Employment Service b) the Benefits Agency and c) Jobcentre plus in each of the last five years, and the projected staff levels in Jobcentre Plus for the next three years. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""The tables below show full time equivalent staff for each organisation for the last five financial years."

Year ending 31 March	Employment Service	Benefits Agency
2001	34,110	70,510
2002	34,040	68,081

"In 2002, following the formation of the Department for Work and Pensions, the Benefits Agency and Employment Service ceased to exist. As work from the Benefits Agency was divided between the Pensions Service and Jobcentre Plus, a direct comparison of total staffing before and after this change cannot be made."

Year ending 31 March	Jobcentre Plus
2003	78,512
2004	79,044
2005	73,900

"The projected staffing levels for Jobcentre Plus the next three years are:"

	Projected staffing levels
31 March 2006	71,008
31 March 2007	68,350
31 March 2008	66,461

"I hope this is helpful."

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

440 c1756-7W;440 c1756-7W; 34385

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Executive agencies Department for Work and Pensions Jobcentre Plus Staff Social Security Benefits Agency Employment Service

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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