The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Public Administration And Defence Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security Provision Of Services To The Community As A Whole 84.23 - Justice and judicial activities
1,300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Courts Service and Department for Constitutional Affairs has announced that 1,300 jobs will be cut in the organization.
Alex Allan, permanent secretary, sent staff a letter warning of expected cuts but said most of the job losses would come through 'normal turnover and tight controls on recruitment'.
The cuts come after the department failed to implement efficiency improvements, such as legal aid savings, required under its financial settlement with the Treasury.
However, the Public and Commercial Services union refused to rule out industrial action over the job losses. Mark Serwotka, union general secretary, said: 'For a government that puts so much store into law and order, it is remarkable that the DCA is making such big cuts in the justice system. The inevitable consequences of slashing jobs will be a growing backlog of cases and the grinding to a halt of the justice system in parts of the country.'
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Courts Service and Department for Constitutional Affairs, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 63413, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63413.
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