The Government appears to be making progress towards its target of relocating 22,000 posts by 2030, and steady progress towards a target of reducing the proportion of Senior Civil Service posts based in London to 50% of the total. However, a number of issues with the framing and reporting of these targets makes it difficult to judge how substantial the Government’s achievements are. It is striking that the Cabinet Office has published so little information on the rationale and design of its P...

The Government appears to be making progress towards its target of relocating 22,000 posts by 2030, and steady progress towards a target of reducing the proportion of Senior Civil Service posts based in London to 50% of the total. However, a number of issues with the framing and reporting of these targets makes it difficult to judge how substantial the Government’s achievements are. It is striking that the Cabinet Office has published so little information on the rationale and design of its Places for Growth programme, and also its new Plan for London. In particular, the Cabinet Office has not published a clear and definitive statement on the Type: conclusion | Number: 1 | Paragraph: 26 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The Government is grateful to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee for their inquiry into ‘Where Civil Servants work: Planning for the Future of the Government’s Estates’, specifically the Places for Growth Programme and t