Transparency data
Defra's headcount and payroll data for March 2025
Updated 17 April 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 | March | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Ministerial Department | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 95 | 88.43 | 515 | 494.78 | 3501 | 3375.25 | 2525 | 2434.29 | 198 | 190.81 | 8 | 8 | 6,842 | 6,592 | 23 | 22 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 167 | 17 | 7,010 | 6,759 | 拢36,589,399.30 | 拢428,535.81 | 拢940,814.83 | 拢100,985.64 | 拢7,642,030.45 | 拢4,147,769.23 | 拢49,849,535.26 | 拢7,655,105.61 | 拢4,949,297.28 | 拢12,604,402.89 | 拢62,453,938.15 |
| 2025 | March | Animal and Plant Health Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 980 | 902.3 | 900 | 861.74 | 1197 | 1149.02 | 288 | 274.88 | 6 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3,371 | 3,194 | 64 | 64 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 2 | 3,458 | 3,281 | 拢9,254,893.62 | 拢372,046.50 | 拢154,450.00 | 拢405,422.71 | 拢2,738,242.33 | 拢1,049,335.17 | 拢13,974,390.33 | 拢1,043,455.16 | Not set | 拢1,043,455.16 | 拢15,017,845.49 |
| 2025 | March | Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 14 | 12.73 | 119 | 112.29 | 359 | 340.94 | 160 | 151.24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 658 | 623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 658 | 623 | 拢2,150,336.35 | 拢14,185.27 | 拢0.00 | 拢116,391.97 | 拢617,952.69 | 拢374,703.71 | 拢3,273,569.99 | 拢0.00 | Not set | 拢0.00 | 拢3,273,569.99 |
| 2025 | March | Rural Payments Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1378 | 1240.8 | 697 | 647.41 | 639 | 600.69 | 173 | 166.27 | 8 | 7.81 | 0 | 0 | 2,895 | 2,663 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2,898 | 2,666 | 拢6,933,251.53 | 拢3,192.77 | 拢2,100.00 | 拢86,890.54 | 拢1,977,800.52 | 拢665,470.67 | 拢9,668,706.03 | 拢62,094.85 | 拢0.00 | 拢62,094.85 | 拢9,730,800.88 |
| 2025 | March | Veterinary Medicines Directorate | Executive Agency | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 25 | 24.21 | 27 | 26.21 | 69 | 68.24 | 64 | 63.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 184 | 19 | 18.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 206 | 203 | 拢754,095.98 | 拢23,589.44 | 拢0.00 | 拢2,779.90 | 拢213,613.82 | 拢91,433.02 | 拢1,085,512.16 | 拢102,462.03 | 拢328,495.52 | 拢430,957.55 | 拢1,516,469.71 |
| 2025 | March | 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 | 386 | 371.74 | 386 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 372 | 拢1,426,635.30 | 拢57,475.13 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢129,799.15 | 拢166,547.28 | 拢1,780,456.86 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢1,780,456.86 |
| 2025 | March | Consumer Council for Water | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 1.86 | 26 | 24.65 | 36 | 35.61 | 18 | 17.67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 85 | 拢188,930.07 | 拢2,225.06 | 拢123.83 | 拢0.00 | 拢52,068.21 | 拢20,640.78 | 拢263,987.95 | 拢7,155.21 | 拢16,932.00 | 拢24,087.21 | 拢288,075.16 |
| 2025 | March | Environment Agency | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1885 | 1792.72 | 3142 | 3018.38 | 4400 | 4177.06 | 3154 | 3002.32 | 124 | 122.2 | 797 | 777.65 | 13,502 | 12,890 | 85 | 80.12 | 452 | 393.9 | 0 | 0 | 537 | 474 | 7 | 14,039 | 13,364 | 拢43,455,268.11 | 拢474,204.07 | 拢8,300.00 | 拢1,186,070.29 | 拢6,523,042.46 | 拢4,797,342.24 | 拢56,444,227.17 | Not set | Not set | 拢0.00 | 拢56,444,227.17 |
| 2025 | March | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 6.1 | 20 | 19.83 | 222 | 213.33 | 42 | 39.43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 296 | 284 | 拢917,047.31 | 拢17,893.91 | 拢0.00 | 拢13,228.42 | 拢265,130.30 | 拢98,759.38 | 拢1,312,059.32 | 拢4,065.00 | 拢9,663.00 | 拢13,728.00 | 拢1,325,787.32 |
| 2025 | March | Marine Management Organisation | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 16 | 14.3 | 147 | 144.13 | 263 | 255.81 | 94 | 92.29 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 535 | 522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 540 | 527 | 拢1,989,985.68 | 拢32,611.67 | 拢0.00 | 拢45,269.40 | 拢186,086.29 | 拢483,723.73 | 拢2,737,676.77 | 拢32,554.14 | 拢0.00 | 拢32,554.14 | 拢2,770,230.91 |
| 2025 | March | National Forest Company | Other | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.31 | 29 | 27.12 | 7 | 6.81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 拢152,223.40 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢2,320.69 | 拢40,656.82 | 拢16,829.09 | 拢212,030.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢212,030.00 |
| 2025 | March | Natural England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 56 | 48.8 | 355 | 331.86 | 2257 | 2094.14 | 402 | 379.61 | 28 | 27.25 | 5 | 4.65 | 3,103 | 2,886 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3,119 | 2,902 | 拢9,066,475.26 | 拢51,582.87 | 拢2,950.00 | 拢23,082.55 | 拢2,627,032.13 | 拢931,931.72 | 拢12,703,054.53 | 拢147,900.00 | 拢91,361.89 | 拢239,261.89 | 拢12,942,316.42 |
| 2025 | March | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 350 | 243.03 | 340 | 280.22 | 398 | 374.03 | 108 | 105.1 | 16 | 16 | 84 | 83.03 | 1,296 | 1,101 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1,311 | 1,116 | 拢3,931,153.90 | 拢27,803.75 | 拢0.00 | 拢32,089.09 | 拢635,783.79 | 拢422,912.53 | 拢5,049,743.06 | 拢300,255.48 | 拢0.00 | 拢300,255.48 | 拢5,349,998.54 |
| 2025 | March | Sea Fish Industry Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 34 | 32.56 | 33 | 32.6 | 25 | 24.61 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 95 | 拢352,905.55 | 拢5,078.73 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢33,370.55 | 拢36,056.90 | 拢427,411.73 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢427,411.73 |
| 2025 | March | Office for Environmental Protection | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.86 | 35 | 31.96 | 49 | 46.85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 94 | 89 | 拢362,405.37 | 拢0.00 | 拢500.00 | 拢0.00 | 拢105,589.32 | 拢42,708.05 | 拢511,202.74 | 拢3,701.40 | 拢481,561.57 | 拢485,262.97 | 拢996,465.71 |
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