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Jobcentre Plus: Manpower

Answer

The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Mel Groves:"The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many staff employed by DWP's agencies other than Jobcentre Plus work in Jobcentre Plus offices; which agencies such staff work for; and for how long we expect such working arrangements to endure. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""Up until 31 March 2009, Jobcentre Plus headcount was being supplemented by around 470 full-time equivalents (FTEs) on loan from Pensions, Disability and Carers Service (PDCS), and Debt Management within DWP. The table below sets out the current numbers from 1 April 2009 and when the loan period is planned to end. We also have planned the transfer of around 500 people on a permanent basis from the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission between 1 March and 30 June 2009."

DWP Business area	Number of staff (FTEs)	Date loan period is planned to end
PDCS	21	End of April 2009
Debt Management	300	End of May 2009
DWP shared services	50	End of March 2010
DWP corporate HR	37	End of June 2009
Total	457

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

493 c544W; 269045

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Jobcentre Plus Staff

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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