Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of his Department resigned in each of the last six years.
Mike Penning
The table below sets out a) the number of and b) proportion of Ministry of Justice staff who have resigned over the past six years.
Calendar Year |
Total No. Of Resignations |
Proportion |
2010 |
2128 |
3% |
2011 |
1942 |
3% |
2012 |
1788 |
3% |
2013 |
1784 |
3% |
2014 |
2213 |
3% |
2015 |
2517 |
4% |
The information includes staff within Ministry of Justice Headquarters, National Offender Management Service, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. Scotland Office and Wales Office staff are in scope for the years 2010-2011, UK Supreme Court staff are in scope for the years 2011-2012 and staff within the Legal Aid Agency are included from 2013.