Central administration costs of the BSF programme

 

 

2002-03 FTE2

2003-04 FTE

2004-05 FTE

2005-06 FTE

2006-07 FTE

2007-08 FTE

Total

Number of employees

DCSF

1.7

4

18.25

16.5

21.4

22.25

 

 

PfS

 

 

33

66

90

111

 

 

BSFI

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

Average cost per Employee

DCSF

58

61

32

41

44

44

 

 

PfS

106

82

76

85

 

 

BSFI

126

 

Staff Cost

DCSF

98

242

581

678

940

973

3,512

 

PfS

3,496

5,399

6,838

9,428

25,161

 

BSFI

251

251

Advisory & Consultancy Costs

DCSF

290

907

761

1,827

6,149

9,934

 

PfS

2,830

970

1,072

757

5,629

 

BSF

Other Costs

DCSF1

 

PfS

1,085

1,915

2,108

2,760

7,868

 

BSF

32

188

220

Total Costs

DCSF

98

532

1,488

1,439

2,767

7,122

13,446

 

PfS

7,411

8,284

10,018

12,945

38,658

 

BSFI

32

439

471

Grand Total Costs

 

98

532

8,899

9,723

12,817

20,506

52,575

Source: National Audit Office analysis of Department's and PfS's management information

NOTES

1  Absorbed into the Department's administration overhead (e.g. rent on building) and not separately identifiable using the Department's financial systems.

2  Full Time Equivalent.