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Defra's headcount and payroll data for December 2024
Updated 23 January 2025
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| Year | Month | Organisation name | Organisation type | Main parent or sponsoring department: | Payroll staff; AO/AA; Headcount | Payroll staff; AO/AA; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; EO; Headcount | Payroll staff; EO; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; SEO/HEO; Headcount | Payroll staff; SEO/HEO; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Grade 6/7; Headcount | Payroll staff; Grade 6/7; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; SCS; Headcount | Payroll staff; SCS; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Other unknown unspecified; Headcount | Payroll staff; Other unknown unspecified; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Total; Headcount | Payroll staff; Total; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Admin and Clerical; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Admin and Clerical; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Interim Managers & Specialist Contractors & Medical; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Interim Managers & Specialist Contractors & Medical; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Other Contingent labour; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Other Contingent labour; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Total Contingent labour; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Total Contingent labour; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Consultancy; Number of Contracts | Grand Total (workforce numbers); Headcount | Grand Total (workforce numbers); Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff costs; Salary | Payroll staff costs; Allowances | Payroll staff costs; Non-consolidated performance payments | Payroll staff costs; Overtime | Payroll staff costs; Employer pension contributions | Payroll staff costs; Employer national insurance contributions | Payroll staff costs; Total paybill | Non-Payroll staff costs; Contingent labour | Non-Payroll staff costs; Consultancy | Non-Payroll staff costs; Total staff costs | Grand Total paybill/staffing (payroll and non-payroll) costs |
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| 2024 | December | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Ministerial Department | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 99 | 92.17 | 519 | 500.94 | 3583 | 3456.41 | 2549 | 2458.88 | 195 | 188.79 | 10 | 10 | 6,955 | 6,707 | 34 | 34 | 219 | 218.6 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 253 | 20 | 7,208 | 6,960 | £31,505,314.00 | £668,695.00 | £622,173.00 | £122,118.00 | £7,756,458.00 | £3,251,289.00 | £43,926,047.00 | £3,967,692.00 | £2,763,174.00 | £6,730,866.00 | £50,656,913.00 |
| 2024 | December | Animal and Plant Health Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 989 | 910.58 | 912 | 875.8 | 1179 | 1132.65 | 281 | 268.54 | 6 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3,367 | 3,193 | 80 | 80 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 2 | 3,480 | 3,306 | £9,286,226.91 | £356,386.45 | £28,200.00 | £331,524.20 | £2,745,014.89 | £1,022,150.98 | £13,769,503.43 | £1,413,801.15 | £0.00 | £1,413,801.15 | £15,183,304.58 |
| 2024 | December | Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 13 | 11.73 | 132 | 124.39 | 356 | 337.45 | 158 | 149.17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 665 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 665 | 629 | £2,131,202.94 | £29,707.10 | £0.00 | £16,631.81 | £616,992.20 | £252,553.58 | £3,047,087.63 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £3,047,087.63 |
| 2024 | December | Rural Payments Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1410 | 1268.6 | 711 | 662.66 | 638 | 599.42 | 177 | 170 | 9 | 8.81 | 0 | 0 | 2,945 | 2,709 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2,950 | 2,714 | £6,947,096.54 | £3,679.76 | £2,500.00 | £65,543.81 | £1,983,112.20 | £662,015.47 | £9,663,947.78 | £38,681.42 | £0.00 | £38,681.42 | £9,702,629.20 |
| 2024 | December | Veterinary Medicines Directorate | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 23 | 22.21 | 24 | 23.1 | 65 | 64.43 | 67 | 66.12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 178 | 18 | 17.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 199 | 195 | £717,159.76 | £21,025.69 | £0.00 | £5,705.41 | £208,385.97 | £87,911.64 | £1,040,188.47 | £77,316.44 | £264,753.36 | £342,069.80 | £1,382,258.27 |
| 2024 | December | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 359.81 | 376 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 360 | £1,393,248.90 | £60,270.28 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £126,832.20 | £162,891.75 | £1,743,243.13 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,743,243.13 |
| 2024 | December | Consumer Council for Water | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 1.86 | 28 | 26.76 | 36 | 35.07 | 19 | 18.67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 86 | £330,282.80 | £2,758.94 | £4,651.00 | £0.00 | £91,027.08 | £38,102.66 | £466,822.48 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £466,822.48 |
| 2024 | December | Environment Agency | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1897 | 1809.28 | 3120 | 2999.36 | 4325 | 4105.98 | 3114 | 2966.93 | 124 | 122.43 | 794 | 774.93 | 13,374 | 12,779 | 97 | 90.2 | 461 | 397.48 | 0 | 0 | 558 | 488 | 7 | 13,932 | 13,267 | £43,203,378.94 | £459,882.83 | £106,526.12 | £1,690,765.82 | £6,530,724.79 | £4,850,576.91 | £56,841,855.41 | Not set | Not set | £0.00 | £56,841,855.41 |
| 2024 | December | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 6.1 | 25 | 24.77 | 225 | 215.72 | 43 | 40.36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 306 | 293 | £1,115,615.58 | £21,520.44 | £1,250.00 | £12,045.21 | £321,910.68 | £124,992.13 | £1,597,334.04 | £35,680.00 | £0.00 | £35,680.00 | £1,633,014.04 |
| 2024 | December | Marine Management Organisation | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 16 | 14.3 | 152 | 148.73 | 273 | 266.11 | 93 | 91.3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 549 | 535 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 551 | 537 | £1,679,560.10 | £25,908.00 | £0.00 | £28,715.00 | £487,235.71 | £188,274.88 | £2,409,693.69 | £13,664.00 | £0.00 | £13,664.00 | £2,423,357.69 |
| 2024 | December | National Forest Company | Other | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5.12 | 29 | 26.93 | 8 | 7.81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 43 | £186,626.58 | £341.02 | £100.00 | £0.00 | £44,412.37 | £20,971.65 | £252,451.62 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £252,451.62 |
| 2024 | December | Natural England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 58 | 50.99 | 372 | 347.84 | 2280 | 2121.49 | 391 | 369.98 | 28 | 27.25 | 8 | 7.65 | 3,137 | 2,925 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3,150 | 2,938 | £9,200,624.04 | £74,446.08 | £11,537.00 | £20,301.04 | £2,647,382.54 | £950,775.88 | £12,905,066.58 | £130,000.00 | £0.00 | £130,000.00 | £13,035,066.58 |
| 2024 | December | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 362 | 268.23 | 311 | 258.89 | 382 | 360.23 | 105 | 102.73 | 17 | 17 | 87 | 86.03 | 1,264 | 1,093 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1,279 | 1,108 | £3,677,492.89 | £24,851.04 | £0.00 | £32,138.52 | £616,557.18 | £380,924.38 | £4,731,964.01 | £170,016.44 | £0.00 | £170,016.44 | £4,901,980.45 |
| 2024 | December | Sea Fish Industry Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 34 | 32.56 | 35 | 34.6 | 24 | 23.61 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 96 | £353,400.88 | £9,844.39 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £32,850.96 | £36,448.44 | £432,544.67 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £432,544.67 |
| 2024 | December | Office for Environmental Protection | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 25.19 | 45 | 41.98 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 81 | 76 | £345,962.34 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £123,520.04 | £53,788.57 | £523,270.95 | £0.00 | £174,054.43 | £174,054.43 | £697,325.38 |
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