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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Government Communication Service

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 22 July 2026UIN 18830

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many headcount staff in her Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but are not counted as members of the Government Communi

Answered by Ian Murray

The Department's communications team comprises 53.7 FTE, all of whom are members of the Government Communication Service. The Department has no embedded communications staff.

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