Property and Relocation News
PM promises slimmer civil service
Wednesday 14 May 2008 14:20
The prime minister has called for civil service numbers to be cut to their lowest level since 1945, suggesting that thousands of jobs could be cut.
Bourn calls for Whitehall reform
Wednesday 14 May 2008 12:16
The whole culture of the senior civil service must change if public services are to improve, the former auditor-general has warned.
Manchester united
Friday 02 May 2008 0:51
The Training and Development Agency for Schools is gearing up for a move north. Its relocation director, Angela Walsh, tells Matt Mercer about the process and the progress so far
Safety staff resist move to North-West
Tuesday 29 April 2008 11:13
Staff at the government’s safety authority have expressed their concern at proposals to relocate from London to Merseyside.
Lesley Strathie
Friday 28 March 2008 0:10
Lesley Strathie has risen fast and high since joining the civil service as a clerical officer in 1971. Here, she tells Matt Mercer about running Jobcentre Plus and delivering welfare services to hundreds of thousands of customers
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Civil service to tackle property management
Wednesday 26 March 2008 9:00
Civil servants are to receive property management training to make sure Whitehall gets the most it can from its assets.
Gershon 'proud' as target deadline looms
Wednesday 19 March 2008 11:14
The former businessman-turned civil servant behind the government’s efficiency programme has spoken of his pride at what has been achieved.
Budget 2008: Union response
Wednesday 12 March 2008 15:26
Unions have expressed dismay at the chancellor’s announcements on public sector pay and voiced concern about plans for further efficiency reforms.
MPs take Treasury performance to task
Monday 10 March 2008 0:54
The Cabinet Office could oversee the Treasury’s efficiency programme after MPs cast doubt on the department’s performance.
Civil service redundancy bill revealed
Tuesday 12 February 2008 10:32
The Treasury has defended the half-billion cost of civil service redundancies under its efficiency programme.
Dual thinking
Tuesday 15 January 2008 14:36
2008 is shaping up as a year of delivery for the OGC’s property and relocation initiatives, say Mike Burt and Stuart Ladds. Here, they tell Matt Mercer why they are confident about the 12 months ahead
'It's alive and kicking'
Friday 07 December 2007 17:17
David Werran tells Matt Mercer why there remains ‘huge potential’ on the government’s relocation agenda
A question of geography
Friday 07 December 2007 17:12
A recent roundtable event looked at the issue of government relocation. Sally Priestley says the participants agreed that momentum must be maintained
Military homes 'are below par'
Thursday 29 November 2007 0:07
The standard of military accommodation has been described as "simply unacceptable" by a committee of MPs
Whitehall 'could save millions' on offices
Wednesday 28 November 2007 9:00
Whitehall is not getting value for money from its many offices, the government’s chief auditor has said
Cabinet Office contemplates tough spending decisions
Tuesday 20 November 2007 10:41
The Cabinet Office is set for a tough few years under the government’s new spending plans, Sir Gus O’Donnell has said
MPs tackle Treasury chief on efficiencies
Thursday 15 November 2007 19:25
Headcount targets should not be such a large feature of future efficiency drives, a senior civil servant has said
Regions to be fearful?
Tuesday 23 October 2007 12:00
Civil servants are far from enamored with the prospect of being asked to leave their Whitehall bases, and the working of government could well suffer as a result, writes Robert Watts
Hit the north
Tuesday 23 October 2007 11:45
Stuart Ladds paints a positive picture of the efforts being made to slim down Whitehall and relocate civil servants away from London and the south
Communities department tackles staff morale
Tuesday 23 October 2007 10:27
A senior civil servant has been accused of being complacent about low staff morale within his department
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