Thousands of civil servants to be moved out of London under fresh reform plan

Ministries’ funding to be contingent on plans to relocate roles around UK in attempt to bring policy making closer to communitiesWhitehall departments will be required to set out plans to move thousands of staff out of London as part of their bids to secure funding from the Treasury at the spending review.The proposal to relocate civil service jobs to a dozen towns and cities across the UK is aimed at bringing the development of government policy closer to the communities it affects. Conti