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Civil Servant Relocations

Answer

My Department and sponsored organisations are implementing the Lyons Review recommendations to relocate around 800 posts from the Department and its non-departmental public bodies out of London and the South East by 2010.During the financial year 2004–05, 58 posts in DfES were relocated from London to our existing offices in Runcorn, Sheffield and Darlington. So far in 2005–06, 21 posts have been relocated and up to a further nine posts will have relocated by the end of period. There has been no redeployment of staff from London to fill these posts. There are no plans to redeploy staff out of London in the next two financial years.At 1 July 2004, Ofsted has just over 750 office-based posted in London and the South East. Ofsted estimate that by June 2006 there will be 360 office-based posts in London, as a result of their restructuring programme to meet the Government's efficiency target. To date, 30 staff have been redeployed to other Ofsted offices outside London and the South East and 49 staff have been redeployed to posts elsewhere in the civil service. Ofsted has no plans for further redeployment in the next two financial years.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

442 c2256W;442 c2256W; 50968

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Staff Civil servants Greater London Government departments Office for Standards in Education Location Department for Education and Skills South East Public Sector Relocation Independent Review

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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