FOI Request: 2.26.45468

Information requested

1. The number of temporary staff (as defined by HMRC as a worker who is employed to perform a task of limited duration or for a temporary purpose) employed in each financial year since 2007. 2. The total cost for temporary staff (as defined above) employed in each financial year since 2007. 3. The number of temporary staff (as defined above) employed in each financial year since 2007 to cover posts vacated by redundancy, early retirement or other forms of severance. 4. The total cost for temporary staff (as defined above) employed in each financial year since 2007 to cover posts vacated by redundancy, early retirement or other forms of severance. 5. The number of consultants employed in each financial year since 2007. 6. The total cost of consultants employed in each financial year since 2007. 7. The single highest cost paid to a consultant in each financial year since 2007. 8. The total cost of all temporary staff or consultants contracted to provide services o...

Response

There were no temporary staff, or payments of this type made in the year 2007 to 2008. In 2008 to 2009 there were 9 temporary staff at a cost of 51,678. In 2009 to 2010 there were 18 temporary staff at a cost of 247,700. In 2010 to 2011 there were 13 temporary staff at a cost of 208,975. In 2011 to 2012 there were 21 temporary staff at a cost of 230,499 and one redundancy at a cost of 66,026. In 2012 to 2013 there were 16 temporary staff at a cost of 212,517 and one redundancy at a cost of 30,000.