Barton: FCDO needs new funding model
19 Nov Property & Estates

Barton: FCDO needs new funding model

Department will require hundreds of millions of pounds more after 2026-27, perm sec says
by Tevye Markson
MHCLG to close six offices
14 Nov Property & Estates
MHCLG to close six offices
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
01 Nov Property & Estates
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
29 Oct Property & Estates
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
Government leases office and co-working space for temporary jocentres and 'hybrid' working
06 Apr 2021 Property & Estates
Government leases office and co-working space for temporary jocentres and 'hybrid' working
Contract will provide space for DWP's temporary jobcentres and give officials access to co-working spaces
Northern Ireland Civil Service to get remote-working hubs
18 Feb 2021 Property & Estates
Northern Ireland Civil Service to get remote-working hubs
Some departments will embrace "blended" flexible working model, finance minister says
Pandemic could make HMRC’s hubs plan ‘woefully out of date’, MPs warn
21 Jan 2021 Property & Estates
Pandemic could make HMRC’s hubs plan ‘woefully out of date’, MPs warn
Report also says department has spent too much of its IT budget patching up legacy systems rather than modernising them
Priorities for every department and new FCDO and Treasury hubs: what the Spending Review means for the civil service
25 Nov 2020 Property & Estates
Priorities for every department and new FCDO and Treasury hubs: what the Spending Review means for the civil service
What are your department’s new priorities?
'Relocations can be expensive and disruptive': four tests for moving civil servants out of London
11 Nov 2020 Property & Estates
'Relocations can be expensive and disruptive': four tests for moving civil servants out of London
Moving jobs out of London will not automatically level up the country, IfG says
Work begins on Peterborough hub as part of plans to move officials out of London
27 Oct 2020 Property & Estates
Work begins on Peterborough hub as part of plans to move officials out of London
Development forms part of government drive 'to spread jobs, growth and prosperity' across the country, Cabinet Office minister says
Government remains focused on levelling up despite Covid, insists minister
27 Oct 2020 Property & Estates
Government remains focused on levelling up despite Covid, insists minister
Northern Conservative MPs write to PM urging the cost of Covid not to be paid for by downgrading the levelling-up agenda
HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
26 Oct 2020 Property & Estates
HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
Tech leader will oversee digitisation of platforms and infrastructure upgrades
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
25 Sep 2020 Property & Estates
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
Selection of available jobs includes 244 roles for generalist officials
Dave Penman: the government’s return-to-office drive is yet another insult to civil servants
08 Sep 2020 Property & Estates
Dave Penman: the government’s return-to-office drive is yet another insult to civil servants
The introduction of targets for officials to get back into departments is gesture politics, says the FDA general secretary, and is likely to fail
Government’s Edinburgh hub completed
11 Aug 2020 Property & Estates
Government’s Edinburgh hub completed
The new office building will eventually house as many as 3,000 civil servants
Civil service Covid-19 safety measures revealed as 'low' number of officials return to offices
05 Aug 2020 Property & Estates
Civil service Covid-19 safety measures revealed as 'low' number of officials return to offices
Virtual meetings, desk booking and one-way systems among measures to ensure staff “work as safely as possible, whether remotely or in the workplace”
Second government hub in Croydon gets go-ahead
23 Jul 2020 Property & Estates
Second government hub in Croydon gets go-ahead
GPA contractors begin work on Croydon hub, with Home Office officials to start move by 2024
Gove reaffirms plans to move officials out of London amid report of new York hub
13 Jul 2020 Property & Estates
Gove reaffirms plans to move officials out of London amid report of new York hub
Senior officials already sizing up properties on Rightmove, according to The Times
HMRC chief officially opens new Bristol hub
17 Feb 2020 Property & Estates
HMRC chief officially opens new Bristol hub

Glass Wharf will house 1,650 tax-collection agency staff
Government gets keys to £100m Cardiff hub
16 Jan 2020 Property & Estates
Government gets keys to £100m Cardiff hub

Central Square offices will house 4,000 civil servants by end of the year
Estates and smart working: priorities for the government property profession
18 Oct 2019 Property & Estates
Estates and smart working: priorities for the government property profession

Head of the government property profession Janet Young tells Civil Service World how she is helping build expertise around government.
Council chief named new Government Property Agency chair
16 Oct 2019 Property & Estates
Council chief named new Government Property Agency chair

Newcastle City Council chief to help manage cross-government property efficiency drive
The Old War Office and Peace: Government Property Agency chair on offices past, present and future
16 Oct 2019 Property & Estates
The Old War Office and Peace: Government Property Agency chair on offices past, present and future

In CSW’s estates and smart working special report, GPA chair Liz Peace recalled how offices across government have changed, and the need to keep improving
Estates and smart working: government property chief Mike Parsons sets out his priorities
15 Oct 2019 Property & Estates
Estates and smart working: government property chief Mike Parsons sets out his priorities

Whitehall property chief Mike Parsons tells Civil Service World about the challenges and opportunities of managing the government’s property portfolio 
Peterborough and Birmingham to host next generation of government hubs
10 Oct 2019 Property & Estates
Peterborough and Birmingham to host next generation of government hubs

Around 2,700 civil servants will move to new cost-saving sites, Cabinet Office says
HMRC hubs to be ‘most digitally advanced buildings in government’
12 Jul 2019 Property & Estates
HMRC hubs to be ‘most digitally advanced buildings in government’

Department signs ‘digital charter’ with 15 companies
Government gets keys to new Edinburgh hub
14 Jun 2019 Property & Estates
Government gets keys to new Edinburgh hub

Developer hands over state-of-the-art base for HMRC and Office of the Advocate General
HMRC to boost staff numbers at new east London hub
06 Jun 2019 Property & Estates
HMRC to boost staff numbers at new east London hub

Department says Brexit-related workload will see 600 additional staff located at Stratford centre