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Employment across each government department

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WQ.146/2024

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OF THE STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD

BY DEPUTY M.B. ANDREWS OF ST HELIER NORTH

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 22nd APRIL 2024

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 29th APRIL 2024

Question

"Will the Chair confirm the current number of employees employed in each Government department, the number of vacancies in each department, and advise what plans, if any, there are to freeze public sector recruitment?"

Answer

Headcount and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) figures by Department are shown below. These are figures as at 31 March 2024. There is no intention to freeze public sector recruitment because of the need to fill vacancies in essential front-line services. Vacancies in other roles are being monitored and managed.

 

 

 

 

Live

Department

Headcount

FTE

Vacancies*

Cabinet Office Total

646

621

3

CABO: Chief Operating Office  

379

371

2

CABO: Office of the Chief Executive

75

73

1

CABO: Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance  

192

177

0

Children, Young People, Education & Skills

2789

2339

67

Customer and Local Services

294

275

1

Department for the Economy  

77

75

4

Department of External Relations

12

12

1

Health and Community Services

2556

2405

138

Infrastructure and Environment

699

676

8

Justice and Home Affairs

803

784

2

Non-executives and Legislature

289

267

5

Treasury and Exchequer

357

350

2

 

 

 

 

Total by Department

8522

7804

231

 

Total (variance of 21 is due to employees

 

 

 

having roles across multiple departments)

8501

 

 

*Live Vacancies are position which are currently being advertised and are therefore vacant posts.