Civil Servants
Lords · Question HL13204 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 2 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government (1) what the Civil Service headcount was in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-2025; and; (2) what is the expected headcount for (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-28, (d) 2028-29, and (e) 2029-2030.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 2 Jan 2026
Please see the table below for 2024, 2025 and latest available figures on Civil Service employment sourced from ONS Public Sector Employment Statistics. 31 March 202431 March 202530 Sept 2025*Full-time equivalent510,720516,470520,440Headcount543,530550,1...