‘Leaner’ | Cabinet Office to shrink by a third as 1,200 civil service jobs axed

A Cabinet Office drive for ‘leaner’ operations will see its workforce shrink by a third, as over 2,100 civil servants have their roles axed or transferred to other Whitehall departments.

The downsizing will involve a combination of voluntary redundancies and not hiring replacements for people who leave through natural attrition.

Jobs are being cut or reshuffled as the government acts on a promise to trim over 10,000 civil service roles and reduce running costs by 15% ahead of 2030. Staff were informed of the job cuts on Thursday.

Prospect, a union representing civil service staff, has called the cuts “blunt,” suggesting that they may threaten “absolutely essential” government functions.