Who we are
In this section you can find information about:
- Defra’s Ministers
The politicians, forming part of the British government, who lead and direct the department. Our Secretary of State is a member of the Cabinet. In the interests of transparency we regularly publish details of Ministers’ hospitality, gifts, meetings and overseas travel. - Defra’s Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is the main departmental decision making board and provides collective strategic and corporate leadership of the department. In the interests of transparency we regularly publish notes of meetings and details of expenses, hospitality etc. - Organogram and staff pay data for Defra
Organogram and staff pay data for Defra – a list of the Senior Civil Service posts including title, contact details, line manager, and where disclosed, the name of the officer – is published as part of the coalition government’s commitment to improving transparency, particularly in the way public bodies use their resources. The Cabinet Office is presenting the information in a standardised format and so our organogram may not always reflect our current departmental structure. - Number of Defra staff and salaries
As part of the transparency and openness agenda across Government we publish the numbers of staff at each grade level and the salaries paid to senior civil servants. We have also published aggregated Non-Consolidated Performance Related Pay data for the Department and its Executive Agencies in respect of the performance year 2010-11. Monthly management information on staff numbers and paybill costs in Defra, agencies and executive NDPBs is also available. - Staff survey
Defra holds regular surveys to seek staff’s views about working in the Department. Between September and October 2011 Defra took part in the third Civil Service People Survey, which was managed centrally and held across 97 Civil Service organisations. This provides Defra with a benchmark to compare performance against the Civil Service as a whole, as well as to monitor year-on-year improvements within the Department. The results are available as follows: