Transparency data
Defra's headcount and payroll data for February 2025
Updated 28 March 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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| 2025 | February | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Ministerial Department | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 95 | 88.43 | 515 | 495.35 | 3541 | 3414.44 | 2531 | 2440.42 | 198 | 190.81 | 8 | 8 | 6,888 | 6,637 | 30 | 29.5 | 186 | 185.6 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 215 | 18 | 7,104 | 6,853 | 拢29,436,473.00 | 拢464,644.00 | -拢31,318.00 | 拢92,382.00 | 拢7,676,079.00 | 拢3,200,354.00 | 拢40,838,614.00 | 拢3,198,157.00 | 拢3,672,280.00 | 拢6,870,437.00 | 拢47,709,051.00 |
| 2025 | February | Animal and Plant Health Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 983 | 904.62 | 896 | 858.65 | 1191 | 1143.61 | 286 | 272.55 | 6 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3,362 | 3,185 | 70 | 70 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 2 | 3,454 | 3,277 | 拢9,236,447.08 | 拢519,187.04 | 拢55,800.00 | 拢409,577.05 | 拢2,744,192.48 | 拢1,059,194.28 | 拢14,024,397.93 | 拢1,254,113.53 | 拢0.00 | 拢1,254,113.53 | 拢15,278,511.46 |
| 2025 | February | Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 15 | 13.73 | 124 | 116.69 | 358 | 339.83 | 159 | 149.94 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 662 | 626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 662 | 626 | 拢2,146,244.68 | 拢15,450.06 | 拢0.00 | 拢37,332.95 | 拢616,213.05 | 拢249,749.49 | 拢3,064,990.23 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢3,064,990.23 |
| 2025 | February | Rural Payments Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1387 | 1250 | 698 | 648.88 | 634 | 595.69 | 175 | 168.46 | 9 | 8.81 | 0 | 0 | 2,903 | 2,672 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2,908 | 2,677 | 拢6,933,768.39 | 拢3,920.61 | 拢0.00 | 拢110,022.17 | 拢1,981,941.96 | 拢668,456.74 | 拢9,698,109.87 | 拢28,379.05 | 拢0.00 | 拢28,379.05 | 拢9,726,488.92 |
| 2025 | February | Veterinary Medicines Directorate | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 25 | 24.21 | 25 | 24.1 | 68 | 67.24 | 64 | 63.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 181 | 17 | 16.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 201 | 198 | 拢701,322.75 | 拢22,856.97 | 拢0.00 | 拢6,662.58 | 拢209,090.86 | 拢83,762.90 | 拢1,023,696.06 | 拢89,381.13 | 拢994,418.50 | 拢1,083,799.63 | 拢2,107,495.69 |
| 2025 | February | 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 | 390 | 375.2 | 390 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 375 | 拢1,421,518.91 | 拢58,808.31 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢129,255.39 | 拢166,424.05 | 拢1,776,006.66 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢1,776,006.66 |
| 2025 | February | Consumer Council for Water | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 1.86 | 28 | 26.76 | 35 | 34.61 | 18 | 17.67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 87 | 拢283,054.74 | 拢2,710.13 | 拢5,000.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢77,302.41 | 拢31,563.18 | 拢399,630.46 | 拢7,078.85 | 拢12,948.00 | 拢20,026.85 | 拢419,657.31 |
| 2025 | February | Environment Agency | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1905 | 1813.09 | 3140 | 3018.44 | 4366 | 4146.18 | 3143 | 2991.89 | 125 | 123.15 | 797 | 777.85 | 13,476 | 12,871 | 77 | 71.66 | 455 | 393.29 | 0 | 0 | 532 | 465 | 7 | 14,008 | 13,336 | 拢43,389,929.93 | 拢479,432.54 | 拢2,340.00 | 拢1,998,553.53 | 拢6,582,070.28 | 拢4,901,061.10 | 拢57,353,387.38 | Not set | Not set | 拢0.00 | 拢57,353,387.38 |
| 2025 | February | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 6.1 | 21 | 20.83 | 224 | 215.13 | 42 | 39.33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 285 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 299 | 286 | 拢926,107.03 | 拢17,993.69 | 拢0.00 | 拢1,037.72 | 拢267,586.52 | 拢98,031.59 | 拢1,310,756.55 | 拢0.00 | 拢7,674.48 | 拢7,674.48 | 拢1,318,431.03 |
| 2025 | February | Marine Management Organisation | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 16 | 14.3 | 152 | 148.73 | 266 | 258.17 | 91 | 89.42 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 540 | 526 | 7 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 547 | 532 | 拢1,596,402.19 | 拢30,584.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢35,047.09 | 拢470,790.25 | 拢181,339.11 | 拢2,314,162.64 | 拢25,603.36 | 拢0.00 | 拢25,603.36 | 拢2,339,766.00 |
| 2025 | February | National Forest Company | Other | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.48 | 30 | 27.53 | 8 | 7.81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 42 | 拢149,185.83 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢473.38 | 拢40,911.95 | 拢15,977.43 | 拢206,548.59 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢206,548.59 |
| 2025 | February | Natural England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 58 | 50.72 | 356 | 332.24 | 2271 | 2109.46 | 398 | 375.81 | 28 | 27.25 | 6 | 5.65 | 3,117 | 2,901 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 3,137 | 2,921 | 拢9,056,145.23 | 拢74,609.84 | 拢850.00 | 拢21,275.09 | 拢2,627,377.25 | 拢931,872.44 | 拢12,712,129.85 | 拢190,000.00 | 拢67,913.37 | 拢257,913.37 | 拢12,970,043.22 |
| 2025 | February | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 375 | 268.34 | 330 | 272.01 | 387 | 363.1 | 107 | 104.1 | 16 | 16 | 89 | 88.03 | 1,304 | 1,112 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1,319 | 1,127 | 拢3,768,059.54 | 拢33,305.99 | 拢0.00 | 拢24,712.55 | 拢608,949.55 | 拢407,115.01 | 拢4,842,142.64 | 拢156,658.12 | 拢0.00 | 拢156,658.12 | 拢4,998,800.76 |
| 2025 | February | Sea Fish Industry Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 33 | 31.56 | 33 | 32.6 | 25 | 24.61 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 94 | 拢348,578.13 | 拢5,078.73 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢32,844.35 | 拢35,229.98 | 拢421,731.19 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢421,731.19 |
| 2025 | February | Office for Environmental Protection | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.86 | 33 | 30.42 | 49 | 46.85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Not set | 91 | 86 | 拢355,768.05 | 拢0.00 | 拢24,750.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢105,892.03 | 拢45,198.49 | 拢531,608.57 | 拢1,767.12 | 拢328,863.79 | 拢330,630.91 | 拢862,239.48 |
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