Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff
(asked on 7th January 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many civil servants were employed by her Department in each year between 2017 and 2020.
The number of Civil Servants employed by DCMS in each year between 2017 and 2020 is as follows:
Date | Headcount |
31 March 2017 | 656 |
31 March 2018 | 887 |
31 March 2019 | 1,188 |
31 December 2019 (latest available) | 1,264 |
The department’s headcount has steadily increased over the past four years due to an expanded policy remit and EU Exit preparations.
The information in the table above relates to Civil Servants on DCMS’ payroll. This includes permanent staff, those on fixed-term contracts, those on paid loan/secondment in/out of DCMS and those on paid maternity leave.
This information is included in the DCMS Annual Report and Accounts.