PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(6 February 2026)
Question Asked
Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The table below shows the total amount spent each Financial Year (FY) on Civilian Human Resources Services and their associated costs provided by Defence Business Services, the Shared Service for Defence. This includes spend on the following DBS services: People Team, Core Recruitment and Joining Services, Document Management, HR Casework, Payroll Services, Workforce Management, Relocations, and Specialist Recruitment.
It is important to note that the cost-centre mapping structure of DBS has changed significantly since 2015, meaning that figures may not be directly comparable.
Financial Year | Total spent (£million) |
2015/16 | 10.015 |
2016/17 | 10.572 |
2017/18 | 11.721 |
2018/19 | 10.805 |
2019/20 | 12.329 |
2020/21 | 11.433 |
2021/22 | 13.553 |
2022/23 | 15.787 |
2023/24 | 20.651 |
2024/25 | 17.896 |
Ten year total | 134.852 |
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