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Freedom of Information request on the amount of MHRA employees working in the main office (FOI 22/148)

Published 31 May 2022

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FOI 22/148

25th February 2022

Dear,

Thank you for your email.

Please find below answers to the questions you have raised below.

  1. How many people, including full-time, part-time and temporary employees, are currently recorded as being based at your main office, either by having a desk or a security pass or any other metric that you use? We have two main sites - Canary Wharf and South Mimms with 921 staff based at Canary Wharf (454 desks), and 330 at South Mimms.

  2. Of these, how many were recorded as having entered the building on the following days:

a. Monday 6th September 2021 Canary Wharf = 8, South Mimms = 185

b. Monday 13th December 2021 Canary Wharf = 25, South Mimms = 154

c. Monday 24th January 2022 Canary Wharf = 9, South Mimms = 193

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