At 1 July 1998, the latest date for which comprehensive data are available, the number of UK regular forces and UK based permanent civilian personnel was as follows:
| UK based permanent civilian personnel |
| Government office regions |
Yorks & Humberside |
East Midlands |
West Midlands |
Eastern |
South East |
South West |
| MoD Total1 |
3,154 |
2,815 |
8,522 |
6,683 |
24,102 |
23,587 |
| MoD Non-Agency |
1,472 |
1,448 |
1,874 |
3,916 |
7,309 |
11,538 |
| Agencies |
| UK Hydrographic Office |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
766 |
| Meteorological Office |
45 |
42 |
29 |
66 |
1,446 |
64 |
| Defence Evaluation and Research Agency |
— |
19 |
1,826 |
371 |
4,358 |
2,214 |
| Military Survey |
— |
— |
— |
— |
85 |
1 |
| RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency |
— |
9 |
1,013 |
41 |
— |
3 |
| Service Children's Education |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
7 |
| Duke of York's Royal Military School |
— |
— |
— |
— |
103 |
— |
| Queen Victoria School |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,125 |
3 |
| Defence Analytical Services Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
65 |
| Defence Postal and Courier Service |
3 |
— |
7 |
14 |
28 |
15 |
| Army Base Repair Organisation |
157 |
4 |
1,034 |
178 |
209 |
844 |
| Defence Animal Centre |
— |
59 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Secondary Care Agency |
135 |
— |
— |
5 |
450 |
10 |
| Ministry of Defence Police |
77 |
21 |
172 |
419 |
1,014 |
610 |
| Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre |
— |
— |
— |
158 |
— |
— |
| Naval Recruiting and Training Agency |
1 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
814 |
240 |
| RAF Training Group Defence Agency |
227 |
463 |
593 |
47 |
193 |
322 |
| Army Training and Recruitment Agency |
895 |
56 |
122 |
101 |
2,001 |
997 |
| Logistic Information Systems Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
186 |
1 |
| Defence Communications Service Agency |
17 |
— |
— |
1 |
105 |
190 |
| Defence Estates Organisation |
64 |
10 |
297 |
255 |
165 |
167 |
| Naval Bases and Supplies Agency |
— |
313 |
— |
1 |
2,086 |
1,862 |
| RAF Logistics Support Services |
— |
— |
1 |
364 |
1 |
— |
| RAF Signals Engineering Establishment |
— |
106 |
— |
415 |
— |
— |
| Disposal Sales Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| Defence Clothing and Textile Agency |
— |
— |
— |
154 |
345 |
4 |
| Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency |
33 |
113 |
1,236 |
26 |
1,262 |
319 |
| Defence Transport and Movements Executive |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
96 |
— |
| Army Technical Support Authority |
— |
96 |
111 |
1 |
124 |
12 |
| Defence Dental Agency |
12 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
69 |
19 |
| Medical Supply Agency |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
29 |
193 |
| Pay and Personnel Agency |
— |
— |
144 |
— |
— |
452 |
| Defence Bills Agency |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Codification Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| Naval Manning Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
97 |
— |
| Defence Intelligence and Security Centre |
— |
18 |
— |
108 |
— |
— |
| Army Personnel Centre |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
1 |
| Ships Support Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
86 |
2,037 |
| RAF Personnel Management Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
234 |
| Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
59 |
48 |
| Defence Vetting Agency |
4 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
60 |
71 |
| Medical Training Organisation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
94 |
— |
| Specialist Procurement Services |
9 |
21 |
43 |
22 |
79 |
278 |
| UK based regular forces |
| Government office regions |
All Great Britain |
London |
Wales |
Scotland |
North East |
North West |
Merseyside |
| MoD Total1 |
162,007 |
7,385 |
3,245 |
14,208 |
1,415 |
1,511 |
224 |
| MoD Non-Agency |
135,012 |
6,773 |
1,015 |
12,514 |
1,377 |
1,375 |
181 |
| Agencies |
| UK Hydrographic Office |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Meteorological Office |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Evaluation and Research Agency |
310 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Military Survey |
292 |
27 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency |
2,268 |
— |
1,764 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Service Children's Education |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Duke of York's Royal Military School |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Queen Victoria School |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Analytical Services Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Postal and Courier Service |
201 |
201 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Army Base Repair Organisation |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Animal Centre |
110 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Secondary Care Agency |
1,429 |
14 |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Ministry of Defence Police |
6 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre |
317 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Naval Recruiting and Training Agency |
3,258 |
64 |
15 |
143 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
| RAF Training Group Defence Agency |
3,907 |
17 |
356 |
42 |
10 |
16 |
25 |
| Army Training and Recruitment Agency |
7,396 |
51 |
67 |
318 |
16 |
23 |
10 |
| Logistic Information Systems Agency |
42 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Communications Service Agency |
818 |
34 |
18 |
55 |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Estates Organisation |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Naval Bases and Supplies Agency |
2,295 |
1 |
— |
840 |
— |
— |
— |
| RAF Logistics Support Services |
528 |
3 |
— |
5 |
— |
61 |
— |
| RAF Signals Engineering Establishment |
325 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Disposal Sales Agency |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Clothing and Textile Agency |
19 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency |
375 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
24 |
— |
| Defence Transport and Movements Executive |
81 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Army Technical Support Authority |
271 |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Dental Agency |
573 |
36 |
10 |
48 |
3 |
2 |
— |
| Medical Supply Agency |
27 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Pay and Personnel Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Bills Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Codification Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Naval Manning Agency |
178 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Intelligence and Security Centre |
395 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Army Personnel Centre |
239 |
— |
— |
227 |
— |
— |
— |
| Ships Support Agency |
445 |
— |
— |
15 |
— |
— |
— |
| RAF Personnel Management Agency |
214 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency |
181 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Vetting Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Medical Training Organisation |
475 |
154 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Specialist Procurement Services |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| UK based regular forces |
| Government office regions |
Yorks & Humberside |
East Midlands |
West Midlands |
Eastern |
South East |
South West |
| MoD Total1 |
12,092 |
6,957 |
4,694 |
16,258 |
49,587 |
44,431 |
| MoD Non-Agency |
10,526 |
5,847 |
2,458 |
14,098 |
39,147 |
39,692 |
| Agencies |
| UK Hydrographic Office |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
| Meteorological Office |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Evaluation and Research Agency |
— |
— |
— |
31 |
96 |
181 |
| Military Survey |
— |
— |
— |
— |
265 |
— |
| RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency |
— |
4 |
467 |
30 |
— |
3 |
| Service Children's Education |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Duke of York's Royal Military School |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| Queen Victoria School |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Analytical Services Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Postal and Courier Service |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Army Base Repair Organisation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
— |
| Defence Animal Centre |
— |
110 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Secondary Care Agency |
217 |
— |
— |
129 |
936 |
132 |
| UK based regular forces |
| Government office regions |
Yorks & Humberside |
East Midlands |
West Midlands |
Eastern |
South East |
South West |
| Ministry of Defence Police |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
| Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre |
— |
— |
— |
317 |
— |
— |
| Naval Recruiting and Training Agency |
8 |
5 |
118 |
9 |
2,112 |
757 |
| RAF Training Group Defence Agency |
295 |
884 |
981 |
22 |
750 |
509 |
| Army Training and Recruitment Agency |
975 |
16 |
324 |
427 |
3,993 |
1,175 |
| Logistic Information Systems Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
42 |
— |
| Defence Communications Service Agency |
46 |
— |
— |
81 |
314 |
270 |
| Defence Estates Organisation |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
| Naval Bases and Supplies Agency |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
595 |
857 |
| RAF Logistics Support Services |
— |
2 |
— |
436 |
2 |
19 |
| RAF Signals Engineering Establishment |
— |
60 |
— |
265 |
— |
— |
| Disposal Sales Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Clothing and Textile Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
19 |
— |
| Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency |
— |
— |
189 |
— |
103 |
59 |
| Defence Transport and Movements Executive |
— |
— |
15 |
— |
66 |
— |
| Army Technical Support Authority |
— |
— |
115 |
— |
149 |
— |
| Defence Dental Agency |
24 |
29 |
23 |
49 |
241 |
108 |
| Medical Supply Agency |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
| Pay and Personnel Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Bills Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Defence Codification Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Naval Manning Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
178 |
— |
| Defence Intelligence and Security Centre |
— |
— |
— |
354 |
41 |
— |
| Army Personnel Centre |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
— |
| Ships Support Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
117 |
313 |
| RAF Personnel Management Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
214 |
| Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
77 |
104 |
| Defence Vetting Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Medical Training Organisation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
321 |
— |
| Specialist Procurement Services |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 Covers UK regular forces and UK based permanent civilian personnel counted in the official Ministry of Defence civil service figures. Excludes Gurkhas and recalled reservists specially mobilised for service in the former Yugoslavia, UK based casual civilian personnel, and UK based permanent civilian personnel whose salaries are paid for, or re-imbursed by, other non Ministry of Defence organisations (such as NATO and USAF). |