Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 11
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Issue guidance on London recruitment for appropriate roles and monitor regional staff engagement
Recommendation
The Cabinet Office should issue guidance to departments that London should not be ruled out as location for new recruitment, where it is more appropriate for certain posts to be based in the capital. It should also use the Civil Service People Survey to monitor and address evidence of a perception among regionally-based staff that they 50 Where Civil Servants Work: Planning for the future of the Government’s estates have lower engagement scores or views on career prospects. Equally, should the Civil Service People Survey reveal engagement to be higher in regional offices, the Cabinet Office should conduct research into what departments running Whitehall offices may be able to learn from them.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government says that it is for departments to determine which roles should be recruited in London and that departmental workforce planning ensures that the right roles are being recruited for in the right locations. They say the Civil Service tracks People Survey results closely and that data is publicly accessible, and they will continue to monitor this data as more roles are relocated.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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47. Within the context of Places for Growth targets to relocate roles from London, it is for departments to determine which roles should be recruited in London to support a vibrant talent pool in London for the effective delivery of government priorities, support to Ministers and parliament. Departments review carefully the roles that can be relocated to UK Government offices across the UK at all grades with strong bias towards moving more senior roles out.
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