Written question asked by Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Civil Servants: Devolution
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the total number of positions in the home civil service; and how many of these posts fall under the UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland executive respectively.
- Answer
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The table below shows the number of home civil servants on a headcount and FTE basis as at 30 June 2025 by UK central government departments, Scottish Government and Welsh Government. The Northern Ireland Executive is supported by the Northern Ireland Civil Service which is not part of the home civil service.
Headcount
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
UK Central Government Departments
516,005
483,980
Scottish Government
28,730
27,325
Welsh Government
5,995
5,660
Home Civil Service Total
550,730
516,950
Source: Public Sector Employment Statistics, ONS
Notes:
Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding
Figures include Diplomatic Service.
Secondary information
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- HL12331
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Devolution Civil servants
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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