To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) permanent and (b) contracted staff there were in Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.
Answered on
13 March 2024
The average number of full-time equivalent posts filled in each financial year since 2018-19 is:
2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
Permanent | 10,149 | 10,263 | 10,348 | 10,272 | 10,258 |
Contingent Labour | 211 | 643 | 699 | 657 | 971 |
Contingent Labour encompasses individuals temporarily employed, through a variety of schemes, to deliver activity which might otherwise be carried out by permanent DE&S staff. This may be for a number of reasons, for example due to a lack of required skills in the existing workforce, or because the need itself is temporary.
Figures for 2023-24 are not available at this time.
A record of the number of staff who deliver outputs for Defence Equipment & Support through a private sector support contract is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.