Eighth Report - Where Civil Servants Work: Planning for the future of the Government’s estates

Select Committee
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee HC 793 27 July 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 19 items (9 recs)
Government Response (AI assessment · 19 of 19 classified)
Government response
Eighth Special Report - Where Civil Servants Work: Planning for the Future of the Government’s Estates: Government and Office for National Statistics response to the Committee’s Eighth Report · published 18 Oct 2023

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 results
13 Conclusion Rejected
Para 83
Civil service relocation not a replacement for addressing underlying pay issues
Conclusion
The stagnation of civil service pay poses challenges for retention, recruitment, and morale—and may in some cases lead to real hardship. Moving posts out of the capital, where costs of living are lower and where the Government does not pay … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged that civil service pay is a difficult area, but provided no commitment to address the recommendation that relocation should not replace addressing underlying pay issues.