Army: Recruitment

(asked on 5th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Capita staff were working on Army recruitment in each year since 2012.


Answered by
Andrew Murrison Portrait
Andrew Murrison
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 15th January 2024

The total number of Capita staff working on Army recruitment in each year since 2012 can be found below:

Year

Headcount as of
31st December
each calendar year*

2012

136**

2013

380

2014

514

2015

531

2016

560

2017

699

2018

749

2019

858

2020

813

2021

739

2022

693

2023

724

*Please note the figure provided includes those employed on the Recruitment Partnership Project contract as of the end of each calendar year.

** Figures for 2012 are lower than other years due to the six month transition period. The contract became active on 01 April 2013 following the transition phase.

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