The civil service has slashed plans for future regional hubs by a quarter as staff opt to work from home.
The Government Property Agency, which is overseeing the relocation of 22,000 civil servants out of London by 2030, has acknowledged that the offices built to date are “rather larger than they originally needed to be”.
HMRC has responded by letting the spare floorspace to other government departments, and the size of 30 future hubs has been scaled back by 25%.
So far around 11,000 roles have relocated outside London, while the number of staff within London has continued to rise.
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee said a lack of clear information “makes it difficult to judge how substantial achievements are”.
