Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 13 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 July 2026. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Friday, 17 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Ministry of Justice: Agency Workers

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.

Answer

This data is published monthly and can be found here: Workforce management information: MOJ - GOV.UK.

The data used to answer this request is taken from year end data, but headcount fluctuates significantly throughout the year.

March 2021- 3942

March 2022- 3852

March 2023- 4410

March 2024- 3904

March 2025- 3837

March 2026- 3853

Secondary information