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The Mod's Civilian Staff
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THE
MoD'S CIVILIAN STAFF
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The three uniformed services
are supported by the civilian staff of the MoD. During September 2004 some
108,990 civilian personnel (86,150 in the UK and 22,840 overseas-locally
engaged) were employed by the MoD.
This figure has fallen from 316,700 civilian personnel in 1980. UK based
civilians are employed in the following areas:
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Mod Civilian Personnel |
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England
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71,370 |
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London |
6,420 |
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South East |
17,110 |
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East |
7,660 |
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South West |
23,920 |
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West Midlands |
6,430 |
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East Midlands |
2,520 |
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Yorkshire and The Humber |
3,940 |
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North West |
2,870 |
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North East |
500 |
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Scotland |
7,160 |
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Wales |
4,170 |
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Northern Ireland |
3,450 |
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Elsewhere (Outside UK and unallocated) |
22,840 |
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MoD Total |
108,990 |
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In a recent clear and unambiguous statement the UK MoD stated that
"The Department remains committed to a process of civilianisation. Increasingly,
it makes no sense to employ expensively trained and highly professional military
personnel in jobs which civilians could do equally well. Civilians are generally
cheaper than their military counterparts and as they often remain longer in
post, can provide greater continuity. For these reasons, it is our long-standing
policy to civilianise posts and so release valuable military resources to the
front line whenever it makes operational and economic sense to do so".
The overwhelming majority of the 22,840 deployed ‘elsewhere’ support the British
Forces in Germany.
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