Chapter 2 - Personnel
               
Table 2.6 Civilian personnel1 in UK Defence Agencies and MOD-owned Trading Funds,
                     at 1 April 2008
Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, the number of Service personnel in UK Defence Agencies and Trading Funds at 1 April 2008 are currently unavailable.
Number: FTE
    Grand Total England Scotland Wales N.Ireland Elsewhere
Total Agencies and Trading Funds   23 510 18 590 2 200 1 230 50 1 440
As a percentage of total MOD personnel in category   26 30 37 57 3 8
Agencies2,3              
               
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency Total 940 880 50 10 - -
  Non-industrial 900 840 50 10 - -
  Industrial 50 50 - - - -
Defence Storage and Distribution Agency Total 3 160 2 520 530 80 10 10
  Non-industrial 1 000 770 180 50 - 10
  Industrial 2 150 1 760 360 30 10 -
Defence Vetting Agency Total 380 240 - - - 140
  Non-industrial 380 240 - - - 140
  Industrial - - - - - -
Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency Total 7 760 6 150 1 350 200 - 50
  Non-industrial 7 710 6 120 1 340 200 - 50
  Industrial 50 30 10 - - -
People Pay and Pensions Agency Total 1 110 1 080 10 - 10 10
  Non-industrial 1 110 1 080 10 - 10 10
  Industrial - - - - - -
Service Childrens Education Total 960 - - - - 960
  Non-industrial 960 - - - - 960
  Industrial - - - - - -
Trading Funds5,6              
Defence Support Group4   3 120 2 000 160 920 20 20
Defence Scientific and Technology Laboratories   3 350 3 110 - - - 230
Meteorological Office   1 740 1 590 100 20 10 30
UK Hydrographic Office   1 010 1 010 - - - -
               
MOD Total excluding Agencies and Trading Funds   52 470 44 000 3 790 940 2 090 1 650
               
Locally engaged civilian staff5   11 240 - - - - 11 240
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) staff5   2 270 - - - - 2 270
               
Civilian Level 0   89 500 62 590 5 990 2 170 2 150 16 600
Source: DASA(Quad-Service)

1.    Civilian Level 0 and Level 1 are defined in the Glossary.

2.    Data are drawn from the Resource Accounting and Budgeting system.

3.    The following Agencies formally ceased to be Defence Agencies as at 1st April 2008: Defence Analytical Services Agency and the Defence Medical and Education Training Agency.

4.    Defence Support Group was formed in April 2008 from the merger of the Army Base Repair Organisation and Defence Aviation Repair Agency Trading Funds.

5.    A breakdown of industrial and non-industrial personnel is unavailable for Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Trading Funds and locally engaged civilian personnel.

6.    Data are drawn from personnel records.