HM Passport Office: Staff
(asked on 21st July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) permanent, (b) fixed term appointment, (c) agency and (d) other staff were employed at HM Passport Office on 1 January 2022.
The table below shows the breakdown of workers at HM Passport Office on 30 March 2022
| Full-time equivalents April 2022 |
Civil servants (Permanent) | 3205.99 |
Civil servants (Fixed-term Appointment) | 25.54 |
Agency Workers | 1141.52 |
Civil Servants Unpaid (Fixed-term Appointment, Loan & Permanent) | 51.72 |
The table below shows the breakdown of workers at HM Passport Office on 1 January 2022
| Full-time equivalents January 2022 |
Civil servants (Permanent) | 3182.54 |
Civil servants (Fixed-term Appointment) | 2.54 |
Agency Workers | 902.64 |
Civil Servants Unpaid (Fixed-term Appointment, Loan & Permanent) | 96.00 |
The table below shows the breakdown of workers at HM Passport Office on 30 June 2022.
| Full-time equivalents June 2022 |
Civil servants (Permanent) | 3379.63 |
Civil servants(Fixed-term Appointment) | 188.43 |
Agency Workers | 1357.50 |
Civil Servants Unpaid (Fixed-term Appointment, Loan & Permanent) | 70.74 |
The table below shows the breakdown of workers at HM Passport Office on 1st January and 31st March 2022
| Full-time equivalents January 2022 |
Civil servants (Permanent) | 3182.54 |
Civil servants (Fixed-term Appointment) | 2.54 |
Agency Workers | 902.64 |
Civil Servants Unpaid (Fixed-term Appointment, Loan & Permanent) | 96.00 |
Her Majesty’s Passport Office recruited 720 full-time equivalent staff between 1 April and the 22 July. Of this figure, 390 were permanent staff.
Staffing numbers at Her Majesty’s Passport Office has increased by over 1200 since April 2021. Its recruitment will continue to cover any attrition, to ensure the passport service remains fully resourced.
We are committed to ensuring public services are run as efficiently and effectively as possible. Given elevated demand will not continue indefinitely, it is appropriate to have flexible resources available. Therefore, while there has been some recruitment of civil servants, the use of agency workers is appropriate in this context.