Prospect responds to reports of civil service job cuts

Responding to reports that 1 in 10 civil service jobs will be cut by 2030 in the upcoming Spending Review, Mike Clancy, Prospect General Secretary, said:

“Civil service reform is a goal that staff support, but a cheaper civil service is not the same as a better civil service.

“Prospect has consistently warned against arbitrary targets for headcount cuts, and the Government must provide more assurances in the Spending Review that this isn’t the case.

“As a union, Prospect will engage with ministers on civil service reform, but this must involve detailed discussion on workforce plans across government, and a proper recognition of the unique specialist, digital, technical and scientific skills our members bring to government.”

ENDS

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