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<p>As of 31 March 2023, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) employed 11,972 permanent staff.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for permanent staff include both civilian and military personnel. In addition, 1,107 contractors are employed as Contingent Labour which is used to fill funded posts within DE&S on a short-term basis.</p><p> </p><p>Contractors are also engaged to provide Private Sector Support (PSS), which is defined by DE&S as external support to supplement DE&S capacity and capability to manage its programme of work. It may also include support to business improvement and change programmes. PSS delivers contracted outputs via several arrangements, including the Delivery Partner arrangement and the Crown Commercial Services framework.</p><p> </p><p>DE&S Staff numbers are published annually as part of the DE&S Annual Reports and Accounts, which are available on Gov.uk at: Defence Equipment & Support annual report and accounts: index - GOV.UK (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&data=05%7C01%7CSimon.Kinsey630%40mod.gov.uk%7Cdfd4255142814f4a012008db45a893ae%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638180362673361417%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=24hAK1vnn4Z%2BR3OSUV5lZfTBRSJ706L77S891SZGURs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>).</p> |