Ministry of Defence written question – answered am ar 17 Mai 2024.
John Healey
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full-time equivalent and (b) part time civil servants there were at Defence Business Services in each year since 2010.
Andrew Murrison
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
The below table shows the number of full time and part time core workforce individuals within Defence Business Services (DBS) as at 31 March for each year.
Year | Full Time | Part Time | Grand Total |
2012 | 1,538 | 335 | 1,873 |
2013 | 1,352 | 255 | 1,607 |
2014 | 1,296 | 259 | 1,555 |
2015 | 1,807 | 436 | 2,243 |
2016 | 1,739 | 438 | 2,177 |
2017 | 1,780 | 464 | 2,244 |
2018 | 1,754 | 469 | 2,223 |
2019 | 1,852 | 489 | 2,341 |
2020 | 1,972 | 520 | 2,492 |
2021 | 1,414 | 413 | 1,827 |
2022 | 1,461 | 411 | 1,872 |
2023 | 1,460 | 414 | 1,874 |
2024 | 1,556 | 379 | 1,935 |
DBS was established in July 2011, therefore the earliest data provided is from 31 March 2012. The major changes in staff levels on 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2021 are the result of the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) merging with DBS on 1 April 2014, and UK Security Vetting (UKSV) leaving DBS on 1 April 2020.
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