Watch Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 15 January 2026 10.00 am
Head Count Statistics
Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) Headcount and Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
Headcount figures relate to the number of permanent and fixed term contract employees (excluding Schools staff and staff on temporary and casual contracts). If an employee has more than one contract they are only counted once.
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures relate to permanent and fixed term contract employees (excluding Schools staff and staff on temporary and casual contracts); if an employee has more than one contract the proportion of hours worked on each contract are counted.
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GCC Headcount |
GCC FTE |
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Year (01 April) |
GCC Headcount |
GCC Headcount: change from previous year |
GCC Headcount: Annual Percentage Change |
GCC FTE |
GCC FTE Change from previous year |
GCC FTE Annual Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2015 |
3,103 |
29 |
0.90% |
2,598.57 |
- |
- |
|
2016 |
3,127 |
24 |
0.80% |
2,653.26 |
54.69 |
2.10% |
|
2017 |
3,145 |
18 |
0.60% |
2,659.52 |
6.26 |
0.20% |
|
2018 |
3,155 |
10 |
0.30% |
2,711.88 |
52.36 |
2.00% |
|
2019 |
3,279 |
84 |
2.70% |
2,807.10 |
95.22 |
3.50% |
|
2020 |
3,523 |
244 |
7.44% |
3,030.21 |
223.11 |
7.95% |
|
2021 |
3,581 |
58 |
1.65% |
3,128.09 |
97.88 |
3.23% |
|
2022 |
3,504 |
-77 |
-2.15% |
3,073.70 |
-54.39 |
-1.74% |
|
2023 |
3,655 |
151 |
4.31% |
3,245.57 |
171.87 |
5.59% |
|
2024 |
3,870 |
215 |
5.88% |
3,447.01 |
201.44 |
6.21% |
|
2025 |
4,195 |
325 |
8.40% |
3,759.30 |
312.29 |
9.06% |
|
GCC Headcount: |
1,092 |
GCC FTE: |
1,160.73 |
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GCC Headcount: |
35.19% |
GCC FTE: |
44.67% |
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GFRS Headcount |
GFRS FTE |
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Year (01 April) |
GFRS Headcount |
GFRS Headcount: change from previous year |
GFRS Headcount: Annual Percentage Change |
GFRS FTE |
GFRS FTE Change from previous year |
GFRS FTE Annual Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2015 |
489 |
-13 |
-2.60% |
445.84 |
-19 |
-4.10% |
|
2016 |
467 |
-22 |
-4.50% |
427.35 |
-18.49 |
-4.10% |
|
2017 |
448 |
-19 |
-4.10% |
402.81 |
-24.54 |
-5.70% |
|
2018 |
444 |
-4 |
-0.90% |
402.03 |
-0.78 |
-0.20% |
|
2019 |
456 |
7 |
1.60% |
408.69 |
6.66 |
1.70% |
|
2020 |
450 |
-6 |
-1.32% |
403.46 |
5.23 |
-1.28% |
|
2021 |
462 |
12 |
2.67% |
411.28 |
7.82 |
1.94% |
|
2022 |
456 |
-6 |
-1.30% |
411.03 |
-0.25 |
-0.06% |
|
2023 |
450 |
-6 |
-1.32% |
405.00 |
-6.03 |
-1.47% |
|
2024 |
453 |
3 |
0.67% |
401.94 |
-3.06 |
-0.76% |
|
2025 |
440 |
-13 |
-2.87% |
390.96 |
-10.98 |
-2.73% |
|
GFRS Headcount: |
-49 |
GFRS FTE: |
-54.88 |
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|
GFRS Headcount: |
-10.02% |
GFRS FTE: |
-12.31% |
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|
GCC & GFRS combined Headcount |
GCC & GFRS combined FTE |
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|
Year (01 April) |
GFRS Headcount |
GFRS Headcount: change from previous year |
GFRS Headcount: Annual Percentage Change |
GFRS FTE |
GFRS FTE Change from previous year |
GFRS FTE Annual Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2015 |
3,592 |
16 |
0.40% |
3,044.41 |
- |
- |
|
2016 |
3,594 |
2 |
0.10% |
3,080.61 |
36.2 |
1.20% |
|
2017 |
3,593 |
-1 |
0.00% |
3,062.33 |
-18.28 |
-0.60% |
|
2018 |
3,599 |
6 |
0.20% |
3,113.91 |
51.58 |
1.70% |
|
2019 |
3,735 |
136 |
3.80% |
3,215.79 |
101.88 |
3.30% |
|
2020 |
3,973 |
238 |
6.37% |
3,433.67 |
217.88 |
6.78% |
|
2021 |
4,043 |
70 |
1.76% |
3,539.37 |
105.70 |
3.08% |
|
2022 |
3,960 |
-83 |
-2.05% |
3,484.73 |
-54.64 |
-1.54% |
|
2023 |
4,105 |
145 |
3.66% |
3,650.57 |
165.84 |
4.76% |
|
2024 |
4,323 |
218 |
5.31% |
3,848.95 |
198.38 |
5.43% |
|
2025 |
4,635 |
312 |
7.22% |
4,150.25 |
301.31 |
7.83% |
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GCC & GFRS combined Headcount: |
1,043 |
GCC & GFRS combined FTE: |
1,105.85 |
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GCC & GFRS combined Headcount: |
29.04% |
GCC & GFRS combined FTE: |
36.32% |
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