Cabinet Office to shed 2,100 civil servant roles

A government department run by one of Sir Keir Starmer’s most senior ministers is cutting almost a third of its jobs as ministers seek to accelerate civil service reform.
Officials at the Cabinet Office – headed by Pat McFadden – are being told today that 2,100 of their 6,500 jobs will be cut or moved to other parts of government over the next two years. Along with other reforms, the Cabinet Office says the cuts will save £110m a year by 2028.
The Cabinet Office supports the prime minister and co-ordinates the work of other departments which have more specific remits.
Civil service union Prospect warned “blunt cuts of this scale” could harm delivery across government.
Of the jobs to go, some 1,200 posts will be lost through voluntary and “mutually-agreed” redundancies or people not being replaced if they leave. A further 900 are being transferred to other government departments in an attempt to avoid duplication of work.

Source: BBC