FOI release

Total spend on recruitment for the 2011 to 2012 financial year

Published 9 January 2014

  • Date requested: 18 April 2013
  • Date responded: 8 May 2013

1. Request

Total spent on recruitment for the financial year 2011 to 2012 ending in April 2012.

2. Release

In the financial year 2011 to 2012 ending in April 2012, the Department for Education spent £108,231.28 on recruitment.

This figure is comprised of:

  • the charges from recruitment agencies
  • advertising spend
  • the charges paid to the department’s shared service provider

The service provider manages the DfE’s recruitment for vacancies below senior civil service (SCS).