Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of staff in his Department were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The table below sets out the proportion of payroll and non-payroll staff in each financial year from 2010/10 to 2014/15. Data for 2015/16 will be available in due course.
|
YEAR |
Proportion on Payroll |
Proportion off payroll |
|
2010-11 |
98.64% |
1.36% |
|
2011-12 |
98.74% |
1.26% |
|
2012-13 |
98.28% |
1.72% |
|
2013-14 |
97.22% |
2.78% |
|
2014-15 |
96.43% |
3.57% |
Non-payroll covers staff categorised as consultants and contingent labour i.e. interim managers, specialist contractors and agency staff.
The increase in off-payroll engagements can be attributed to factors such as:
- The merger of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and Driving Standards Agency into a single organisation (Driver & Vehicle Standards
Agency). This required certain roles to be temporarily filled by non-permanent employees. - Increased activity reflecting the Government’s investment in roads, rail and HS2, which has required the Department to bring in skills which were not available within the Department.
