Information released on 3 May 2006

Summary of the information requested
Total number of staff employed by your organisation.

Please include staff employed across the entire organisation (comprising headquarters and any local/regional offices) and stipulate whether the figure includes part-time staff.

Number of staff in your IT department(s) and telecommunications department(s).

Please include staff employed across the entire organisation (comprising headquarters and any local/regional offices) and indicate if you outsource any part of the information and communication technology service to a third party; and whether the figures include the outsourcer's staff (and how many, if included).

Information released
The total figure for VLA including part-time staff is 1,213 full time equivalent staff. There are 29 members of staff in the IT Unit (not counted in full time equivalents) and two part-time telecommunications staff.

We do not outsource any part of the information and communication technology service to a third party.