Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for fourth quarter 2016

Statistics based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies.


Table 6: Devolved civil service employment; Scotland, Headcount

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Devolved Civil Service
Total Devolved Civil Service Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Scottish Government Agencies 2,3 Non-Ministerial Departments
Q4 2010 17,700 5,600 1,800 6,700 3,600
Q4 2011 16,600 5,200 1,700 6,500 3,100
Q4 2012 16,400 5,100 1,700 6,700 3,000
Q4 2013 16,700 5,200 1,700 6,900 2,900
Q4 2014 17,300 5,400 1,700 7,200 3,000
Q4 2015 16,800 5,300 1,700 6,400 3,400
Q4 2016 16,800 5,400 1,700 6,200 3,500
Change on year to:
Q4 2016 20 40 20 -120 80
% change on year:
Q4 2016 0.1% 0.8% 0.9% -1.9% 2.5%

Notes:

1. Employment figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Change on year rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages are based on unrounded figures.

2. From Q4 2011, NHS has responsibility for employing Healthcare staff within prisons. Previously, these people were employed directly by the Scottish Prison Service ( SPS). In Q2 2012 1,491 & 1062.1 FTE / headcount staff transferred from Highland Council to NHS Highland.

3. The decrease in Scottish Government Agencies is mainly due to Historic Scotland no longer being part of the civil service. In Q4 2015, Historic Scotland merged with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland to become Historic Environment Scotland, a non-departmental public body.

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