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Home Office: Information Officers

Asked by Kirsty BlackmanScottish National PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 7 May 2025UIN 47219

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

In the central Home Office communications team, there are a total of 127 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.

Of this total, 35 work solely in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.

This is the latest available data from June 2024.

Home Office salary bands are published on Gov.UK Home Office: structure and salaries, 2024 - GOV.UK

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