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Population number and staff numbers

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1. What is the current Wokingham Borough Council population?
This information is available from ONS, as per ONS census 2021, the current population of Wokingham Borough Council is 177,500.

2. What is the current number of Wokingham Borough Council staff posts. I refer to staff posts as you have some vacancies, in addition to your current staffing level. Staff posts being posts both filled and currently unfilled. Perhaps a better word would be establishment.
There are currently 1430 staff posts, please note the below:
Includes staff on the following contracts: Permanent, Fixed Term, Apprentice, Apprentices on Permanent contracts, Staff seconded into a role
Excludes: Casual Workers, Agency Workers, Traded/Partner Workers, Consultants & Suppliers, Students, Volunteers, Staff seconded out of a role
Regarding Vacancies, there are currently 26 roles currently being advertised on the WBC website.

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