Department for Education: Agency Workers

(asked on 13th July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last three years.


Answered by
Paul Waugh Portrait
Paul Waugh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
This question was answered on 3rd August 2026

The figures below reflect the number of agency staff, specialist contractors and interim managers (contingent workers) employed by the department in the following financial years:

  • 2023-24: 308
  • 2024-25: 251
  • 2025-26: 236
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