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Written Question
Civil Servants: Location
Monday 15th April 2024

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent civil service roles other than Senior Civil Service were located outside London in each quarter from Q2 2020 to Q3 2023.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Information on the number of roles, including those vacant, is not available centrally. Only the number of employees ‘in post’ is available.

The number and proportion of full-time equivalent civil servants employed and located in London and outside London between Q1 (March) 2020 and Q3 (September) 2023 is available in Table 1 below, and the number excluding ‘SCS level’ employees can be found in Table 2 below. This data refers to the number of employees ‘in post’ at each reference date. Information for Q2 (June) 2020 is not centrally available. Data has, therefore, been provided for Q1 (March) and Q3 (September) 2020.

Table 1: Number of Civil Servants in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023

Period

London (FTE)

Outside London (FTE)

Location not reported/ Known (FTE)

Total (FTE)

% FTE Outside London (where location known)

Q1 (Mar) 2020

87,815

332,525

3,430

423,775

79.1%

Q3 (Sep) 2020

89,680

335,665

5,445

430,785

78.9%

Q4 (Dec) 2020

95,460

342,480

3,465

441,405

78.2%

Q1 (Mar) 2021

98,000

351,185

3,645

452,830

78.2%

Q2 (Jun) 2021

99,550

355,210

10,260

465,015

78.1%

Q3 (Sep) 2021

100,015

362,635

9,880

472,530

78.4%

Q4 (Dec) 2021

101,840

369,550

4,085

475,475

78.4%

Q1 (Mar) 2022

100,955

373,895

3,235

478,085

78.7%

Q2 (Jun) 2022

100,130

375,215

3,235

478,580

78.9%

Q3 (Sep) 2022

99,800

378,160

2,950

480,915

79.1%

Q4 (Dec) 2022

100,230

380,550

2,825

483,610

79.2%

Q1 (Mar) 2023

99,790

385,220

2,660

487,665

79.4%

Q2 (Jun) 2023

99,405

387,500

2,505

489,410

79.6%

Q3 (Sep) 2023

100.570

392,955

2,585

496,110

79.6%

Sources and notes:

  1. March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office

  2. September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office

  3. Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported

  4. Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.

  5. The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021, with the majority being reported with an unknown location at Q2 and Q3 2021.

Table 2: Number of Civil Servants (excluding SCS level) in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023

Period

London (FTE)

Outside London (FTE)

Location not reported/ Known (FTE)

Total (FTE)

% FTE Outside London (where location known)

Q1 (Mar) 2020

83,810

330,320

3,415

417,545

79.8%

Q3 (Sep) 2020

85,585

333,510

5,165

424,255

79.6%

Q4 (Dec) 2020

91,065

340,075

3,450

434,590

78.9%

Q1 (Mar) 2021

93,475

348,680

3,620

445,775

78.9%

Q2 (Jun) 2021

95,185

352,810

10,240

458,235

78.8%

Q3 (Sep) 2021

95,630

360,130

9,850

465,610

79.0%

Q4 (Dec) 2021

97,445

366.765

4,045

468,250

79.0%

Q1 (Mar) 2022

96,625

371,250

3,215

471,090

79.3%

Q2 (Jun) 2022

95,840

372,525

3,210

471,580

79.5%

Q3 (Sep) 2022

95,355

375,315

2,925

473,600

79.7%

Q4 (Dec) 2022

96,000

377,780

2,810

476,590

79.7%

Q1 (Mar) 2023

95,530

382,355

2,645

480,525

80.0%

Q2 (Jun) 2023

95,200

384,615

2,490

482,305

80.2%

Q3 (Sep) 2023

96,335

390,070

2,570

488,980

80.2%

Sources and notes:

  1. March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office

  2. September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office

  3. Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported.

  4. Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.

  5. The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021 and with the majority of them not being reported with a known location at Q2 and Q3 2021.

Written Question
Civil Servants: Location
Monday 15th April 2024

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent civil service roles were located outside London in each quarter from Q2 2020 to Q3 2023.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Information on the number of roles, including those vacant, is not available centrally. Only the number of employees ‘in post’ is available.

The number and proportion of full-time equivalent civil servants employed and located in London and outside London between Q1 (March) 2020 and Q3 (September) 2023 is available in Table 1 below, and the number excluding ‘SCS level’ employees can be found in Table 2 below. This data refers to the number of employees ‘in post’ at each reference date. Information for Q2 (June) 2020 is not centrally available. Data has, therefore, been provided for Q1 (March) and Q3 (September) 2020.

Table 1: Number of Civil Servants in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023

Period

London (FTE)

Outside London (FTE)

Location not reported/ Known (FTE)

Total (FTE)

% FTE Outside London (where location known)

Q1 (Mar) 2020

87,815

332,525

3,430

423,775

79.1%

Q3 (Sep) 2020

89,680

335,665

5,445

430,785

78.9%

Q4 (Dec) 2020

95,460

342,480

3,465

441,405

78.2%

Q1 (Mar) 2021

98,000

351,185

3,645

452,830

78.2%

Q2 (Jun) 2021

99,550

355,210

10,260

465,015

78.1%

Q3 (Sep) 2021

100,015

362,635

9,880

472,530

78.4%

Q4 (Dec) 2021

101,840

369,550

4,085

475,475

78.4%

Q1 (Mar) 2022

100,955

373,895

3,235

478,085

78.7%

Q2 (Jun) 2022

100,130

375,215

3,235

478,580

78.9%

Q3 (Sep) 2022

99,800

378,160

2,950

480,915

79.1%

Q4 (Dec) 2022

100,230

380,550

2,825

483,610

79.2%

Q1 (Mar) 2023

99,790

385,220

2,660

487,665

79.4%

Q2 (Jun) 2023

99,405

387,500

2,505

489,410

79.6%

Q3 (Sep) 2023

100.570

392,955

2,585

496,110

79.6%

Sources and notes:

  1. March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office

  2. September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office

  3. Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported

  4. Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.

  5. The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021, with the majority being reported with an unknown location at Q2 and Q3 2021.

Table 2: Number of Civil Servants (excluding SCS level) in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023

Period

London (FTE)

Outside London (FTE)

Location not reported/ Known (FTE)

Total (FTE)

% FTE Outside London (where location known)

Q1 (Mar) 2020

83,810

330,320

3,415

417,545

79.8%

Q3 (Sep) 2020

85,585

333,510

5,165

424,255

79.6%

Q4 (Dec) 2020

91,065

340,075

3,450

434,590

78.9%

Q1 (Mar) 2021

93,475

348,680

3,620

445,775

78.9%

Q2 (Jun) 2021

95,185

352,810

10,240

458,235

78.8%

Q3 (Sep) 2021

95,630

360,130

9,850

465,610

79.0%

Q4 (Dec) 2021

97,445

366.765

4,045

468,250

79.0%

Q1 (Mar) 2022

96,625

371,250

3,215

471,090

79.3%

Q2 (Jun) 2022

95,840

372,525

3,210

471,580

79.5%

Q3 (Sep) 2022

95,355

375,315

2,925

473,600

79.7%

Q4 (Dec) 2022

96,000

377,780

2,810

476,590

79.7%

Q1 (Mar) 2023

95,530

382,355

2,645

480,525

80.0%

Q2 (Jun) 2023

95,200

384,615

2,490

482,305

80.2%

Q3 (Sep) 2023

96,335

390,070

2,570

488,980

80.2%

Sources and notes:

  1. March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office

  2. September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office

  3. Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported.

  4. Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.

  5. The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021 and with the majority of them not being reported with a known location at Q2 and Q3 2021.

Written Question
Civil Servants: Contracts
Thursday 14th December 2023

Asked by: Viscount Waverley (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the terms and conditions of civil servant contracts initiated after the COVID-19 pandemic specify (1) a location of work, or (2) the amount of time that civil servants must be present in an office location.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Decisions on flexible working requests are made locally by departments, based on their business needs and delivery requirements. As departments are individual employers they set out their employees’ terms and conditions, including any flexible working policies.

Ministers are clear that civil servants should be in the workplace where needed to drive delivery and they should adhere to their contractual obligations. Workplace attendance has an important role in effective service delivery to the public.

To deliver value for the taxpayer means ensuring we maximise the use of the estate and proactively manage workplace attendance. Therefore, in addition to the thousands of civil servants working in such places as prisons, courts and our UK borders, office-based workers will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of working time in the workplace.

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Government Property Agency

Apr. 23 2024

Source Page: Manchester’s First Street Hub reaches ‘topping out’ milestone
Document: Manchester’s First Street Hub reaches ‘topping out’ milestone (webpage)

Found: Once complete, the hub will accommodate approximately 2,600 civil servants, including the Legal Aid Agency

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Cabinet Office

Apr. 23 2024

Source Page: Manchester’s First Street Hub reaches ‘topping out’ milestone
Document: Manchester’s First Street Hub reaches ‘topping out’ milestone (webpage)

Found: Once complete, the hub will accommodate approximately 2,600 civil servants, including the Legal Aid Agency

Deposited Papers

Dec. 15 2023

Source Page: Places for Growth relocations data report, 2020-2023. 16p.
Document: Places_for_Growth_Relocations_Report_2020-2023.pdf (PDF)

Found: In Scope Roles Roles in scope of the PfG relocation programme are: ●Civil Servants employed directly

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate

Jan. 26 2024

Source Page: Interview held at Bute House on 8 November 2023: FOI release
Document: Interview held at Bute House on 8 November 2023: FOI release (webpage)

Found: The location for this interview (30 minutes long and available online) was Bute House.

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Government Operational Research Service

Apr. 26 2024

Source Page: Government Operational Research Service - Mainstream Recruitment
Document: Government Operational Research Service - Mainstream Recruitment (webpage)

Found: When these recruitment rounds are running, you can apply through the Civil Service Jobs website.

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Cabinet Office

May. 09 2024

Source Page: Minister for Cabinet Office's keynote at Reform's 'Reimagining Whitehall' conference
Document: Minister for Cabinet Office's keynote at Reform's 'Reimagining Whitehall' conference (webpage)

Found: Because it’s not the buildings that make up Whitehall, or even the physical location itself - it is the

Select Committee
Correspondence from Minister for Women relating to the Impact of the rising cost of living on women, dated 18 March 2024

Correspondence Mar. 20 2024

Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: Civil Service Returners Programme As raised during the Committee session, in 2017 the Government