Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of staff Ofcom employs in each directorate.

This information is set out in Ofcom's Annual Reports and Accounts 2023-24.

Ofcom employs 1,483 employees (full time equivalents). Non-Executive Members of the Ofcom Board, Content Board, Advisory Committees and employees seconded to Ofcom are excluded from employee numbers.

The breakdown for each Directorate is as follows:

Broadcasting and Media Group - 118

Networks and Communications Group - 146

Spectrum Group - 242

Online Safety Group - 189

Economics and Analytics Group - 117

Legal Group - 119

Strategy and Research Group - 157

Corporate Group - 363

Central – 31

The Corporate Group includes Finance, HR, the Contact Centre, ICT, Public Policy and Nations teams, Communications, Governance and Accountability, and Data and Information.