Key facts

£ 4.1bn

gross savings from reducing headcount by 2015 estimated by the Department

 

£0.9bn

total costs of redundancy and early release schemes estimated by the Department

 

£38 billion

funding gap identified in the ten-year Defence Budget announced in Summer 2010

£4.3 billion

overall savings from non-front line activities that the Department aims to make from taking measures outlined in the Strategic Defence and Security Review

£2.7 billion, 7.5 per cent

reduction in the Department's annual funding in real terms by 2014-15

£4.1 billion

savings the Department expects to make to its overall budget over four years through reducing headcount (excluding the three month exercise)

29,000 (34 per cent)

reduction in civilian personnel by 2015

25,000(14 per cent)

reduction in military personnel by 2015