Chapter 2 - Personnel
Table 2.33 Intake and outflow of civilian personnel1
Number: FTE
2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2 2006/07 2 2007/08 3
                   
Total intake
 11 270 11 120 9 060 5 950   5 360   5 150  
    MoD less Trading Funds
 9 880 9 780 8 120 5 320   4 520   4 040  
    Trading Funds
 1 320 1 230 850 630   830   1 110  
    Unidentified intake
 70 110 90 -   10   -  
                 
Total outflow
 13 570 11 910 9 950 9 660   9 930   10 580  
    MoD less Trading Funds
 9 340 9 080 7 870 8 090   8 410   8 600  
       Retirement (normal)4
 1 680 1 570 1 780 1 570   1 570   920  
       Retirement on grounds of ill health
 330 260 220 180   140   130  
       Resignation
 3 800 3 470 3 190 3 370   3 170   2 700  
       Other including contractorisation
 3 530 3 780 2 680 2 970   3 540   4 850  
                 
    Trading Funds
 1 320 1 910 1 350 1 370   1 370   1 890  
    Unidentified outflow
 2 900 910 730 200   150   90  
                 
Net Change of RFA5
 80 -140 30 -   -10   -80  
Net Change of LECs5
 - 270 1 590 230 -1 120 r - 700 r -2 600  
                 
    MoD less Trading Funds by type of personnel:
                  
Non-industrial
                  
    Intake
 7 150 7 460 6 390 4 090   3 460   2 980  
    Outflow
 6 310 6 220 5 780 6 440   6 280   6 440  
       Retirement (normal)6
 1 210 1 220 1 330 1 200   1 180   650  
       Retirement on grounds of ill health
 190 160 160 120   80   90  
       Resignation
 2 200 2 110 2 500 2 740   2 620   2 230  
       Other including contractorisation
 2 720 2 730 1 790 2 380   2 400   3 460  
                 
Industrial
                  
    Intake
 2 730 2 320 1 730 1 230   1 060   1 060  
    Outflow
 3 030 2 860 2 090 1 650   2 130   2 160  
       Retirement (normal)6
 480 350 450 370   390   270  
       Retirement on grounds of ill health
 150 100 70 60   50   30  
       Resignation
 1 600 1 360 690 630   550   470  
       Other including contractorisation
 810 1 050 880 590   1 140   1 390  
                 
    As a percentage of staff in post6
                  
                 
Total intake
 12.2 12.3 9.9 6.7   6.4   6.5  
    MoD less Trading Funds
 12.3 12.4 10.2 6.8   6.1   5.8  
    Trading Funds
 10.9 10.5 7.6 5.9   7.9   11.0  
                 
Total outflow
 14.7 13.2 10.9 10.9   11.8   13.3  
    MoD less Trading Funds
 11.6 11.5 9.8 10.4   11.4   12.4  
    Resignation
 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.3   4.3   3.9  
    Trading Funds
 10.8 16.2 12.0 12.9   13.1   18.8  
                 
MoD less Trading Funds by type of personnel:
                  
Non-industrial
                  
    Intake
 11.3 11.8 9.9 6.4   5.8   5.3  
    Outflow
 9.9 9.8 8.9 10.2   10.5   11.4  
      Resignation
 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.3   4.4   3.9  
Industrial
                  
    Intake
 16.3 15.1 11.3 8.3   7.6   8.3  
    Outflow
 18.1 18.6 13.6 11.2   15.3   16.9  
      Resignation
 9.6 8.9 4.5 4.3   4.0   3.7  
Source:DASA(Quad-Service)

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

2.    LEC figures for April 2006 and 2007 have been revised due to the availability of more accurate data for those personnel based in Brunei and in the CJO TLB.

3.    At 1 April 2008 the Defence Aviation Repair Agency and the Army Based Repair Organisation merged to form the Defence Support Group and around 1,000 personnel transferred to the Vector Aerospace Corporation.

4.    Retirement at or above normal retirement age.

5.    Intake and Outflow for locally engaged civilians and Royal Fleet Auxiliaries are not available, therefore only net changes in strengths of RFAs and locally engaged civilians are listed in this table.

6.    Rates are expressed as a percentage of the average strength throughout the year.