Dear Sir or Madam,

Please could you supply me with the following information:

The total number of staff that the EA employs, who are on Permanent
EA Contracts.

The total number of staff that the EA employs, who are on Limited
period (including Assignments) EA Contracts.

The total number of temporary staff (including all consultants and
Reeds Temps) that the EA employs, who have been working within the
same department for more than a year or who are contracted to work
for the same department for more than a year.

Yours faithfully,

George Counsell

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Paul Dempsey
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Dear George

Thank you for your query that you submitted via enquiries relating to
staffing levels within the agency.

This has been logged as a Freedom of Information request, your reference
number is FOI 690.

We received your request on 4th March, we aim to respond to you within
20 working days as per the Environment Agency Customer Charter (deadline
3rd April ).

Kind regards

Linda Morris

National Customer Contact Team

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To Mr George Counsell

In reply to your email regarding the following information:-

Please could you supply me with the following information:

The total number of staff that the EA employs, who are on Permanent EA
Contracts.

The total number of staff that the EA employs, who are on Limited period
(including Assignments) EA Contracts.

The total number of temporary staff (including all consultants and Reeds
Temps) that the EA employs, who have been working within the

same department for more than a year or who are contracted to work for
the same department for more than a year.

The information below should cover the answers:-

(Data @ 29/02/08)

EA Staff on a Permanent Contract = 11875 of these (there are 1034 on
Temporary Assignment)

EA Staff on Temporary Contract = 369 of these (there are 26 on Temporary
Assignment)

Consultants and Reed Temps working in the EA = 1005 (of which 321 have
been working in the same department for more than a year)

Regards

Justine Jones

Justine Jones
Workforce Planning Analyst
HR Strategy
710 5682 / 726 6598
07775683982

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