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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 65018

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61518 on MHCLG: Civil Servants, what is the FTE headcount number of a 10% reduction in the number of civil servants; and whether it will involve (a) compulsory and (b) voluntary redundancies.

Answered by Alex Norris

The department is aiming to reduce the FTE headcount of its Civil Servant workforce from 3,790 as at March 2025 to 3,350 by March 2030. This will be achieved through utilising natural workforce turnover and the already publicised voluntary exit scheme for staff this year. There are no plans to implement either a compulsory or a voluntary redundancy programme to support this aim.

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