Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of his staff leave their respective posts on an annual basis; how many vacant posts there are in his Department; and what proportion of posts in his Department are currently vacant.

The Department records actual staffing levels but does not centrally record the number of posts or vacancies. It is therefore not possible to provide details of vacant posts.
The level of turnover within the Department is currently 5.35% per annum.

Turnover represents the number of staff that leave the Home Office, voluntarily or otherwise,
i.e. through resignation or dismissal.