In response to your request, the number of staff employed by the Department and its agencies (DfT Central Department, the Driver Vehicle & Licensing Agency, the Driver & Vehicle Services Agency, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency) on the respective dates are as follows: 30th June 2016 30th November 2018 Headcount FTE Headcount FTE DfTc 2084 2021.8 2674 2598.2 DVLA 6244 5548.2 6068 5346.9 DVSA 4527 4273.2 4827 4559.9 MCA 1015 963.8 1143 1095.1 VCA 155 145.9 180 170.5 Total 14025 12952.9 14892 13770.6 Please note, the figures represented have been taken from end of month reports and as there is currently no report available for December 2018. The figures used are at 30th November 2018. The figures represent pay staff and do not include contractors and other non-pay employees.