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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...