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Treasury: Civil Servants

Answer

The number of Civil Servants employed by HM Treasury as at the closest month end dates to those requested are:

Date	Paid Headcount
31/01/2020	1601
31/10/2022	2080

National Statistics on Civil Service employment numbers, both overall and by department, are published each quarter by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their Public Sector Employment statistical release.

The latest figures were published 13 September 2022 and showed the position as at 30 June 2022. The next figures will be published 13 December for the end of September position.

More timely workforce information is also published by departments in the interests of transparency on gov.uk each month. This monthly workforce management information (MWMI) includes additional breakdowns on department and agency employment numbers e.g. showing contingent labour, grade breakdowns and associated costs.

The department continued to grow throughout 2020-21, as work on planning the transition from our exit from the EU continued and the department responded to the COVID-19 crisis. In 2021-22 the Treasury continued to respond to COVID-19 and to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and took on new responsibilities such as the establishment of the UK Infrastructure Bank, as well as setting up the new economic campus in Darlington. The size of the Treasury’s workforce in 2021- 22 remained broadly consistent with that of the previous year.

Treasury will meet its departmental Spending Review commitments, in doing this we will continue to seek opportunities for efficiencies, in line with the steer in the Autumn Statement.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

84844

Session

2022-23

Subjects

Civil servants Treasury

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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