The report covers staff numbers, part-time working, grade and job location. It also includes some data on those who left the NICS during 2015/16 and 2016/17.
The 2017 report, produced by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA), was released on 18 October 2017 in line with the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. The report is based on staff in post at 1 April 2017.