Department for Transport: Civil Servants

(asked on 8th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants working in his Department are based outside of Greater London, and at which locations; and what plans he has for the further relocation of civil servants in his Department to outside of Greater London.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 11th March 2021

Across the Department for Transport Group (the core Department and its four Executive Agencies) 79% of staff are based outside of London.

The core Department has 427 staff (of a total workforce of 3,457) outside of London in the following locations:

  • Aldershot
  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Cambridge
  • Derby
  • Guildford
  • Hastings
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne
  • Nottingham
  • Southampton
  • Swansea
  • Woking

The Department’s Executive Agencies have 12,064 staff (of a total workforce of 12,433) outside London.

DVSA has over 100 locations outside of London with its largest bases in Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Tyneside, Leeds, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

VCA is predominantly based in Bristol and Nuneaton.

MCA has 38 locations outside of London with its largest bases in Southampton and Portsmouth.

DVLA is predominantly (over 6,000 staff) based in Swansea.

The core Department is exploring options for expanding its presence in the regions and nations of the UK as part of the Government’s commitment to move 22,000 civil service roles out of London by 2030. We will announce our plans once finalised.

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