DWP offices closures

Aberdeen's main Department for Work and Pensions office has been "earmarked for closure", according to a leading union.

“The minister agreed to meet with me and I will be taking this forward alongside my colleagues Kirsty Blackman and Richard Thomson.” “We need urgent clarity from the UK Government as to what this means for both the staff involved and the public who rely on the vital services that they provide. “I hope that colleagues will understand that I’m not able to go into all the details this morning as we’re currently briefing affected colleagues as we speak.” Mr Rutley said it is “very disappointing” that an embargo agreed with the PCS union on revealing the closures publicly “does not seem to have been respected”. “Would the minister agree to meet with me urgently to discuss what impact this will have on staff, and can he provide a cast iron guarantee to this chamber and my constituents that the services they receive will not be impacted.” “Our primary concern now is to see what we can do to support people who might be impacted by the change in terms of staff but of course I’ll meet with him after this or during the course of today to discuss his concerns more fully,” he said.

It is thought the move will risk more than a thousand jobs across the UK.

Mr Rutley added that the Government will “see what opportunities there are within DWP” and other departments for affected staff and added that the change “does not impact job centres and the customer-facing interactions”. “In terms of colleagues that will be affected where there is no other strategic site nearby, there are around 1,300 colleagues that could be involved.” A number of Department for Work and Pensions offices are to close, the Government has confirmed

Alternatives sites will be offered for workers in three offices closing in Yorkshire. It is understood that 13 offices across the UK will be shut with "no other ...

Within the other 29 offices shut, 12,000 workers will have to move along to nearby sites. The offices affected in Yorkshire are the Bradford office in Leeds Road, the Doncaster office in Crossgate House and the Rotherham office in Dearne Valley, Discovery House - all three are job centre sites. Three Yorkshire Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices are set to be closed down in a major shake-up which will see 42 offices set to close for good across the UK.

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Mr Rutley claimed that the union had broken an embargo by speaking about the closure plans, adding; “This seems to be a very unusual situation. “What we need to do is to make sure that we use that estate as effectively as possible for our colleagues but also for the taxpayer, and what we want to do is refocus the colleagues working in clusters so they can most effectively support customers and claimants, but also at the same time help improve and develop their own careers.” At a time when the cost of living is rising, there is more bad new for workers as it was announced by the UK Government that several offices for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are to close.

Which DWP offices are closing down for good? Find the full list, shared by PCS, including London sites, plus more in England and Scotland.

- Phoenix House, Oldham - Discovery House, Nuneaton – and that more jobs could be at risk around this time.

The closure of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices is placing more than 1,100 jobs at risk and thousands more could face redundancy, ...

Mr Rutley said the closures will "support delivery of government priorities for getting people back into employment, deliver long-term savings for the tax payer and meet government commitments to modernise services". The closure of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices is placing more than 1,100 jobs at risk and thousands more could face redundancy, the PCS union said. Confirming to parliament that a number of offices across the country will be closing, Work and Pensions minister David Rutley said on Thursday there will be around 12,000 employees who will be moving to different sites.

More than 1,000 civil servant jobs are at risk of being axed after the Department for Work and Pensions unveiled plans to close dozens of offices across the ...

But if they need support from the state, who will provide it when they’re gone?” Closures are scheduled to happen by June 2023. “This seems to be a very unusual situation.

The Department for Work and Pensions is set to close dozens of offices, and workers were summoned to a briefing this morning as 1300 face having no nearby ...

We are making every effort to fully support our staff through this process.” SNP work and employment spokesman Chris Stephens said: "Can the minister confirm that the announcement could mean 3,000 job at risk of redundancy?" The offices are not Jobcentres and minister David Rutley insisted only "back of house" staff would be affected. DWP Minister David Rutley claimed parts of the DWP estate were unfit for purpose. DWP chiefs have been in talks to close some offices for years. They could lose their jobs or be shunted to another government department.