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From: James Webb <[FOI #32183 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 31 August 2025 5:08 pm
To: Enquiries National <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Contractors and fixed-term staff

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Dear Ministry of Education,

1. Since July 2024, how many contractors has the Ministry hired to work in the "back-offices," i.e. in Ministry offices?
2. What was the average length of contracts?
3. How many contracts got extended?
4. What was the range of the per hour pay? What was the average?
5. Please provide the number of contractors hired per department.

6. Since July 2024, how many staff have been hired on fixed-term contracts?
7. What was the average length of contracts?
8. How many contracts got extended?
9. Which payband(s) were there hired in? What was the average salary?
10. Please provide the number of fixed-term staff hired per department.

Yours faithfully,

James Webb

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