Civil Servants: Devolution
Lords · Question HL12331 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the total number of positions in the home civil service; and how many of these posts fall under the UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Irelan
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 9 Dec 2025
The table below shows the number of home civil servants on a headcount and FTE basis as at 30 June 2025 by UK central government departments, Scottish Government and Welsh Government. The Northern Ireland Executive is supported by the Northern Ireland Civ...