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Defra's headcount and payroll data for April 2025
Updated 27 May 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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| 2025 | April | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Ministerial Department | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 94 | 87.43 | 514 | 493.91 | 3473 | 3347.07 | 2518 | 2424.15 | 197 | 189.81 | 10 | 10 | 6,806 | 6,552 | 13 | 12 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 104 | 7 | 6,911 | 6,656 | £28,128,858.70 | £435,394.14 | £49,437.19 | £117,310.05 | £7,551,098.02 | £2,842,457.90 | £39,124,556.00 | -£1,899,562.35 | £1,305,257.23 | -£594,305.12 | £38,530,250.88 |
| 2025 | April | Animal and Plant Health Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 969 | 892.71 | 913 | 872.54 | 1204 | 1156.34 | 290 | 277.43 | 8 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 3,384 | 3,207 | 53 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 2 | 3,457 | 3,280 | £9,337,748.34 | £399,859.64 | £171,675.00 | £481,107.51 | £2,764,839.93 | £1,345,282.85 | £14,500,513.27 | £765,354.66 | £0.00 | £765,354.66 | £15,265,867.93 |
| 2025 | April | Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 14 | 12.73 | 118 | 111.57 | 362 | 343.71 | 160 | 150.64 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 660 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 660 | 625 | £2,106,433.76 | £11,486.73 | £0.00 | £20,514.73 | £619,053.01 | £309,736.93 | £3,067,225.16 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £3,067,225.16 |
| 2025 | April | Rural Payments Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1378 | 1239.86 | 658 | 608.52 | 665 | 626.22 | 178 | 170.87 | 8 | 7.81 | 0 | 0 | 2,887 | 2,653 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2,890 | 2,656 | £6,874,232.82 | £3,138.03 | £750.00 | £65,445.32 | £1,968,162.78 | £865,137.74 | £9,776,866.69 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £9,776,866.69 |
| 2025 | April | Veterinary Medicines Directorate | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 24 | 23.21 | 27 | 26.21 | 71 | 69.94 | 65 | 64.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 186 | 13 | 12.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 202 | 198 | £724,651.92 | £18,261.46 | £0.00 | £7,518.93 | £213,213.15 | £103,837.57 | £1,067,483.03 | £94,506.63 | £51,121.00 | £145,627.63 | £1,213,110.66 |
| 2025 | April | 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 | 392 | 378.09 | 392 | 378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 378 | £1,425,442.07 | £56,486.71 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £129,802.78 | £203,999.58 | £1,815,731.14 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,815,731.14 |
| 2025 | April | Consumer Council for Water | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 1.86 | 29 | 27.65 | 38 | 37.26 | 18 | 17.67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 90 | £284,596.91 | £3,217.49 | £495.34 | £0.00 | £75,287.85 | £38,105.54 | £401,703.13 | £10,117.81 | £0.00 | £10,117.81 | £411,820.94 |
| 2025 | April | Environment Agency | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1871 | 1781.77 | 3155 | 3029.53 | 4386 | 4162.31 | 3133 | 2978.4 | 128 | 126.34 | 787 | 766.83 | 13,460 | 12,845 | 102 | 97.72 | 436 | 375.68 | 0 | 0 | 538 | 473 | 5 | 13,998 | 13,319 | £43,262,967.83 | £464,417.30 | £1,170.00 | £1,339,246.78 | £6,503,812.38 | £5,890,772.20 | £57,462,386.49 | Not set | Not set | £0.00 | £57,462,386.49 |
| 2025 | April | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 6.1 | 20 | 19.83 | 222 | 213.83 | 42 | 39.23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 283 | £913,483.07 | £17,347.33 | £0.00 | £2,744.30 | £264,200.90 | £121,152.17 | £1,318,927.77 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,318,927.77 |
| 2025 | April | Marine Management Organisation | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 21 | 18.99 | 151 | 148.41 | 266 | 257.29 | 87 | 85.11 | 5 | 4.76 | 8 | 8 | 538 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 542 | 527 | £1,599,312.99 | £37,920.50 | £0.00 | £31,500.90 | £475,846.65 | £229,066.27 | £2,373,647.31 | £14,779.00 | £0.00 | £14,779.00 | £2,388,426.31 |
| 2025 | April | National Forest Company | Other | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.39 | 28 | 25.59 | 9 | 8.81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 41 | £149,230.53 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £420.24 | £40,994.59 | £19,695.37 | £210,340.73 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £210,340.73 |
| 2025 | April | Natural England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 54 | 47 | 348 | 324.83 | 2227 | 2066.62 | 407 | 385.15 | 28 | 27.25 | 5 | 4.65 | 3,069 | 2,856 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | Not set | 3,085 | 2,872 | £8,916,424.18 | £67,809.05 | £1,300.00 | £25,315.70 | £2,597,830.26 | £1,153,676.68 | £12,762,355.87 | £152,600.56 | Not set | £152,600.56 | £12,914,956.43 |
| 2025 | April | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 343 | 238.91 | 314 | 258.62 | 400 | 377.54 | 106 | 103.3 | 16 | 16 | 81 | 80.03 | 1,260 | 1,074 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1,275 | 1,089 | £3,695,313.79 | £20,984.83 | £0.00 | £29,694.11 | £612,903.17 | £487,008.10 | £4,845,904.00 | £110,899.71 | £0.00 | £110,899.71 | £4,956,803.71 |
| 2025 | April | Sea Fish Industry Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 31 | 29.76 | 33 | 32.6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 91 | £349,814.09 | £7,749.73 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £33,602.07 | £42,916.42 | £434,082.31 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £434,082.31 |
| 2025 | April | Office for Environmental Protection | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.86 | 34 | 31.16 | 49 | 46.85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 91 | 86 | £361,002.24 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £104,283.99 | £50,521.96 | £515,808.19 | £0.00 | £12,743.47 | £12,743.47 | £528,551.66 |
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