Chapter 2 - Personnel
                   
Table 2.32 Intake and outflow of Civilian personnel1
This table has been amended to use Headcount figures, rather than FTE as in previous editions of UKDS, for comparability to other tables within this chapter.

Headcount
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06   2006/07   2007/08   2008/09
Total intake
11 530 9 420 6 200   5 600   5 370   5 080
   MOD less Trading Funds 10 280 8 560 5 560   4 750   4 250   4 040
   Trading Funds
1 240 860 640   850   1 120   1 040
                   
Total outflow
12 290 10 290 10 000   10 330   10 990   7 340
   MOD less Trading Funds
10 300 8 830 8 600   8 910   9 050   6 420
      Retirement (normal)2
1 610 1 820 1 610   1 610   960   590
      Retirement on grounds of ill health
260 230 190   140   130   150
      Resignation
3 680 3 350 3 540   3 350   2 860   2 000
      Other including contractorisation
4 740 3 440 3 250   3 800   5 100   3 680
                   
   Trading Funds
1 980 1 460 1 410   1 430   1 940   920
                   
Net Change of RFA3
- 140 30 -   10   - 80   30
Net Change of LECs3
1 590 230 630   -1 000   -2 200   - 810
                   
   MOD less Trading Funds by type of personnel:                  
Non-industrial
                 
   Intake
7 830 6 750 4 270   3 630   3 140   3 260
   Outflow
7 240 6 580 6 870   6 680   6 810   4 910
      Retirement (normal)2
1 260 1 360 1 240   1 220   680   400
      Retirement on grounds of ill health
160 160 130   80   100   110
      Resignation
2 230 2 630 2 880   2 780   2 360   1 600
      Other including contractorisation
3 590 2 430 2 630   2 600   3 660   2 800
                   
Industrial
                 
   Intake
2 450 1 820 1 290   1 120   1 110   780
   Outflow
3 070 2 250 1 730   2 220   2 240   1 510
      Retirement (normal)2
350 460 380   400   280   190
      Retirement on grounds of ill health
100 70 60   50   40   40
      Resignation
1 450 720 660   580   490   400
      Other including contractorisation
1 160 1 010 620   1 200   1 440   880
                   
   As a percentage of staff in post4                  
Total intake
12.5 10.1 6.8   6.5   6.6   6.6
   MOD less Trading Funds
12.7 10.5 6.9   6.3   5.9   6.0
   Trading Funds
10.5 7.6 6.0   8.0   10.9   10.8
                   
Total outflow
13.3 11.0 11.0   11.9   13.4   9.5
   MOD less Trading Funds
12.8 10.8 10.7   11.7   12.7   9.5
   Resignation
4.6 4.1 4.4   4.4   4.0   3.0
   Trading Funds
16.7 12.8 13.1   13.4   18.8   9.6
                   
   MOD less Trading Funds by type of personnel:                  
Non-industrial
                 
   Intake
12.1 10.2 6.6   5.9   5.4   5.9
   Outflow
11.1 9.9 10.6   10.8   11.6   8.8
      Resignation
3.4 4.0 4.4   4.5   4.0   2.9
   Industrial
                 
   Intake
15.6 11.6 8.6   7.9   8.5   6.6
   Outflow
19.5 14.4 11.5   15.6   17.2   12.8
      Resignation
9.3 4.6 4.4   4.0   3.8   3.4
Source:DASA(Equipment & Personnel Analysis)
1. Previously unidentifed entrants and exits have been allocated to Other non-industrial, Industrial and Trading Fund Personnel.
2. Retirement at or above normal retirement age. MOD civil servants can take normal retirement at either age 60 or age 65.
3. 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.
4. Rates are expressed as a percentage of the average strength throughout the year.