Government roles are being move out of London to towns and cities across the UK
More civil service jobs have been announced for Bristol as part of a plan to boost local economies by £729m(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC)
More civil service jobs have been announced for Bristol as part of a plan to boost local economies by £729m.
And Bristol has been named as one of 13 locations where more civil service jobs will be moved to.
Under the shake up, government roles will be shifted outside of London to towns and cities in all four nations of the UK, delivering and developing policy closer to the communities it affects.
The move is projected to bring £729 million worth of economic benefit to the 13 growth areas by 2030.
Currently, 6,685 civil service roles are based in Bristol.
More than 46,500 full time equivalent roles are based in the South West, with 22 major Government departments having a presence in the region.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden, said: “To deliver our Plan for Change, we are taking more decision-making out of Whitehall and moving it closer to communities all across the UK.
“By relocating thousands of Civil Service roles we will not only save taxpayers money, we will make this Government one that better reflects the country it serves.
“We will also be making sure that Government jobs support economic growth throughout the country.
“As we radically reform the state, we are going to make it much easier for talented people everywhere to join the Civil Service and help us rebuild Britain.”
Government departments will now submit plans for how many roles they plan to move to each of the locations as part of the spending review.
Changes will be introduced so talented young people from across the UK are able to progress straight from school or university into the civil service and rise all the way up to the most senior roles, without ever having worked in Whitehall.
To ensure those based outside of London have equal professional growth and development opportunities, with full end-to-end careers, the Government will locate 50% of UK-based Senior Civil Servants in regional offices by 2030.
This will be supported by a new approach to the Fast Stream programme, which is the Civil Service graduate scheme, with at least 50% of placements offered outside of London.
The Prime Minister is keen to further enhance the impact of Government in places across the country, so that the Civil Service has an active presence in communities and contributes to local growth and job creation.
The plans will see more roles working closer to frontline services, facilitating greater understanding of the real issues facing local services and people, and how central government policy can support them.
The 12 locations include Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Greater Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Tyneside, Sheffield and York.