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Written question asked by Lord Mott (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 February 2025. It was answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Ofcom: Staff

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of staff Ofcom employs in each directorate.

Answer

This information is set out in Ofcom's Annual Reports and Accounts 2023-24.

Ofcom employs 1,483 employees (full time equivalents). Non-Executive Members of the Ofcom Board, Content Board, Advisory Committees and employees seconded to Ofcom are excluded from employee numbers.

The breakdown for each Directorate is as follows:

Broadcasting and Media Group - 118

Networks and Communications Group - 146

Spectrum Group - 242

Online Safety Group - 189

Economics and Analytics Group - 117

Legal Group - 119

Strategy and Research Group - 157

Corporate Group - 363

Central – 31

The Corporate Group includes Finance, HR, the Contact Centre, ICT, Public Policy and Nations teams, Communications, Governance and Accountability, and Data and Information.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4944
Session
2024-26
Related items
Ofcom: Staff
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Staff Ofcom
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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