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Health and Safety Executive: Staff

Commons · Question 42558 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37202 on Seasonal workers: Agriculture, how many Health and Safety Executive inspection officials are based in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 7 Apr 2025

As the table below shows, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) currently employs 897 full time equivalent (FTE) inspector staff in all grades and roles including trainees, managers and specialists with warrants. There are currently 663 FTE Band 3 and 4 i...