Transparency data
Defra's headcount and payroll data for November 2024
Updated 15 January 2025
| Year | Month | Organisation name | Organisation type | Main parent or sponsoring department: | Payroll staff; AO/AA; Headcount | Payroll staff; AO/AA; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; EO; Headcount | Payroll staff; EO; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; SEO/HEO; Headcount | Payroll staff; SEO/HEO; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Grade 6/7; Headcount | Payroll staff; Grade 6/7; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; SCS; Headcount | Payroll staff; SCS; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Other unknown unspecified; Headcount | Payroll staff; Other unknown unspecified; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Total; Headcount | Payroll staff; Total; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Admin and Clerical; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Admin and Clerical; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Interim Managers & Specialist Contractors & Medical; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Interim Managers & Specialist Contractors & Medical; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Other Contingent labour; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Other Contingent labour; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Total Contingent labour; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Total Contingent labour; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Consultancy; Number of Contracts | Grand Total (workforce numbers); Headcount | Grand Total (workforce numbers); Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff costs; Salary | Payroll staff costs; Allowances | Payroll staff costs; Non-consolidated performance payments | Payroll staff costs; Overtime | Payroll staff costs; Employer pension contributions | Payroll staff costs; Employer national insurance contributions | Payroll staff costs; Total paybill | Non-Payroll staff costs; Contingent labour | Non-Payroll staff costs; Consultancy | Non-Payroll staff costs; Total staff costs | Grand Total paybill/staffing (payroll and non-payroll) costs |
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| 2024 | November | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Ministerial Department | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 102 | 95.17 | 525 | 506.96 | 3595 | 3468.81 | 2538 | 2448.94 | 195 | 188.79 | 11 | 11 | 6,966 | 6,720 | 33 | 33 | 235 | 234.6 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 268 | 21 | 7,234 | 6,987 | 拢29,507,825.00 | 拢430,776.00 | 拢228,958.00 | 拢133,061.00 | 拢7,920,328.00 | 拢3,295,185.00 | 拢41,516,133.00 | 拢4,679,163.00 | 拢2,514,942.00 | 拢7,194,105.00 | 拢48,710,238.00 |
| 2024 | November | Animal and Plant Health Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 983 | 906.04 | 902 | 866.26 | 1172 | 1125.34 | 279 | 266.59 | 6 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3,342 | 3,170 | 80 | 80 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 3 | 3,454 | 3,282 | 拢9,166,437.26 | 拢340,435.85 | 拢6,300.00 | 拢434,866.71 | 拢2,712,760.73 | 拢1,019,406.35 | 拢13,680,206.90 | 拢760,592.05 | Not set | 拢760,592.05 | 拢14,440,798.95 |
| 2024 | November | Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 13 | 11.73 | 132 | 124.79 | 354 | 335.45 | 156 | 147.17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 661 | 625 | 拢1,731,031.38 | 拢19,147.78 | 拢0.00 | 拢93,114.57 | 拢499,021.83 | 拢220,611.52 | 拢2,562,927.08 | 拢0.00 | Not set | 拢0.00 | 拢2,562,927.08 |
| 2024 | November | Rural Payments Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1415 | 1273.55 | 713 | 664.11 | 634 | 595.99 | 177 | 169.9 | 9 | 8.81 | 0 | 0 | 2,948 | 2,712 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2,953 | 2,717 | 拢7,007,500.30 | 拢3,355.10 | 拢1,226.00 | 拢88,207.70 | 拢2,002,504.30 | 拢674,666.41 | 拢9,777,459.81 | 拢19,968.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢19,968.00 | 拢9,797,427.81 |
| 2024 | November | Veterinary Medicines Directorate | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 23 | 22.21 | 26 | 25.1 | 65 | 64.43 | 67 | 66.12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 180 | 19 | 18.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | Not set | 202 | 198 | 拢710,375.60 | 拢26,256.60 | 拢0.00 | 拢21,806.02 | 拢211,072.37 | 拢88,066.70 | 拢1,057,577.29 | 拢78,203.09 | 拢146,783.16 | 拢224,986.25 | 拢1,282,563.54 |
| 2024 | November | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 366.81 | 380 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 367 | 拢1,401,302.96 | 拢59,506.20 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢127,716.74 | 拢164,219.24 | 拢1,752,745.14 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢1,752,745.14 |
| 2024 | November | Consumer Council for Water | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 1.86 | 27 | 25.76 | 37 | 36.17 | 19 | 18.67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 86 | 拢272,968.09 | 拢2,764.61 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢75,078.25 | 拢29,245.61 | 拢380,056.56 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢380,056.56 |
| 2024 | November | Environment Agency | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1924 | 1833.87 | 3086 | 2965.3 | 4322 | 4103.05 | 3097 | 2952.73 | 124 | 122.77 | 798 | 779.16 | 13,351 | 12,757 | 96 | 88.8 | 468 | 404.98 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 494 | 8 | 13,915 | 13,251 | 拢51,140,655.34 | 拢510,858.41 | 拢7,846,206.51 | 拢1,845,130.53 | 拢8,803,423.48 | 拢7,021,310.62 | 拢77,167,584.89 | Not set | Not set | 拢0.00 | 拢77,167,584.89 |
| 2024 | November | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 6.1 | 26 | 25.77 | 226 | 216.91 | 44 | 41.36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 308 | 295 | 拢899,697.88 | 拢26,164.43 | 拢0.00 | 拢12,171.96 | 拢260,385.92 | 拢96,062.05 | 拢1,294,482.24 | 拢9,662.00 | 拢11,920.20 | 拢21,582.20 | 拢1,316,064.44 |
| 2024 | November | Marine Management Organisation | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 16 | 14.3 | 156 | 152.54 | 273 | 266.07 | 93 | 91.3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 553 | 539 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 556 | 542 | 拢1,774,725.74 | 拢27,998.25 | 拢217,889.18 | 拢33,868.06 | 拢589,374.75 | 拢256,810.42 | 拢2,900,666.40 | 拢19,722.15 | 拢0.00 | 拢19,722.15 | 拢2,920,388.55 |
| 2024 | November | National Forest Company | Other | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5.12 | 29 | 26.93 | 8 | 7.81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 拢183,110.52 | 拢357.26 | 拢33,874.34 | 拢1,669.19 | 拢51,299.45 | 拢25,300.43 | 拢295,611.19 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢295,611.19 |
| 2024 | November | Natural England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 58 | 50.99 | 378 | 353.38 | 2282 | 2124.86 | 391 | 370.88 | 28 | 27.25 | 8 | 7.65 | 3,145 | 2,935 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3,153 | 2,943 | 拢9,252,181.28 | 拢84,073.82 | 拢2,258.00 | 拢29,575.30 | 拢2,659,859.91 | 拢955,189.63 | 拢12,983,137.94 | 拢86,000.00 | 拢17,367.67 | 拢103,367.67 | 拢13,086,505.61 |
| 2024 | November | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 363 | 268.25 | 311 | 258.19 | 375 | 353.57 | 105 | 102.73 | 17 | 17 | 88 | 86.64 | 1,259 | 1,086 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1,281 | 1,108 | 拢3,943,551.18 | 拢27,126.64 | 拢0.00 | 拢33,252.57 | 拢657,051.72 | 拢423,942.80 | 拢5,084,924.91 | 拢227,498.90 | 拢0.00 | 拢227,498.90 | 拢5,312,423.81 |
| 2024 | November | Sea Fish Industry Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 31 | 29.56 | 35 | 34.6 | 24 | 23.61 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 93 | 拢342,521.38 | 拢7,304.39 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢32,741.21 | 拢35,626.73 | 拢418,193.71 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢418,193.71 |
| 2024 | November | Office for Environmental Protection | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 25.62 | 45 | 42.98 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 82 | 79 | 拢329,232.51 | 拢0.00 | 拢19,250.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢92,927.01 | 拢39,000.80 | 拢480,410.32 | 拢6,010.56 | 拢183,607.05 | 拢189,617.61 | 拢670,027.93 |
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