Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the staffing level is of the Independent Complaint Examiner's office; and how and what proportion of staff vacancies it has in relation to the Office’s complement as of 9 November 2022.

The office of the Independent Case Examiner currently has a headcount of 97 (93.11 FTE) and is aiming to recruit up to 99 FTE by March 2023.

An internal recruitment campaign is underway for up to eight more investigators, which takes account of likely short-term turnover.