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Written question asked by Lord Lee of Trafford (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 8 October 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 October 2024. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 October 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence: Staff

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many civilians are currently employed by the Ministry of Defence; and how many civilians have been employed by the Ministry of Defence in each of the past five years.

Answer

On 1 April 2024, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian personnel headcount was 63,702.

The below table show the MOD civilian personnel headcount for the past five years, as at 1 April.

Year, as at 1 April

Civilian personnel headcount

2020

60,256

2021

62,039

2022

61,895

2023

62,652

2024

63,702

This data excludes Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Short-Term Employees and Contractors.

Statistics on the number of civilian personnel employed by the MOD by both headcount and FTE are published by the Office for National Statistics on gov.uk at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-report-april-2024/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-report-april-2024


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1398
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Staff Ministry of Defence
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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