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Asked by Gareth ThomasLabour (Co-op)Attorney GeneralTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 115332

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To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111611, how many employees are employed by her Department and its agencies.

Answered by Ellie Reeves

Departments are required to publish quarterly, the latest of which was released on 16 December 2025. You are referred to Public sector employment - Office for National Statistics for the information you have requested which states that 11,720 people are employed across all the Law Officers Departments.

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