Minister sets out Manchester's role in big move of government jobs out of London
26.01.2024 - 06:43
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The minister responsible for moving more government jobs out of London has set out what kind of opportunities will be on offer in Greater Manchester. Conservative MP John Glen has promised the huge migration of civil servants out of the capital will continue, with more roles set to be relocated to other parts of the country during a visit to some government offices in Manchester city centre.
It comes after the cabinet office minister set out his ambition to cut the size of the civil service in a speech on Tuesday (January 23). But speaking to the Manchester Evening News on Thursday (January 25), he said the creation of jobs outside of London will continue.
The Tory minister told the M.E.N. Manchester is 'core' to the Places for Growth programme which has seen more than 16,000 civil service roles relocated since 2020. As of last autumn, there were 1,443 government jobs in Greater Manchester, up from 235 in 2021.
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Last year, the government said its plan to move 22,000 jobs outside of London and the south east by 2030 is ahead of schedule and the target was brought forward to 2027. The news came as the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology revealed that hundreds more civil service roles would be based in Greater Manchester with a new headquarters set to be established in Salford.
Mr Glen, who was visiting the Government Digital Service and the Central Digital and Data Office in St Peter's Square on Thursday (January 25), could not say how many more civil service roles Greater Manchester would be getting. However, he said that while seeking to make the civil service more 'lean, mean and productive', the number of jobs moving out of London will
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