Civil Service: Costs
(asked on 8th September 2026) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the gross operating cost and full-time equivalent headcount was in 2024-25 for each of (a) the Government Recruitment Service, (b) civil service shared services, (c) the Government Car Service, and (d) UK Security Vetting.
Answered by
Sally Jameson
Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The 2024/25 gross operating costs are as follows:
Gross Operating Costs | £ |
Government Recruitment Service | 24.504m |
Shared Services | 3.660m |
Government Car Service | 7.016m |
UK Security Vetting | 77.258m |
As of 31st March 2025 (end of year 24/25) full-time equivalent headcount is as follows:
Full Time Equivalent Headcount | FTE |
Government Recruitment Service | 217.9 |
Shared Services | 29.2 |
Government Car Service | 80.9 |
UK Security Vetting | 853.4 |