Supplementary information for Parliamentary Questions UIN 117327: VOA Closures and UIN 117328: VOA Staff 15 December 2017
Notes about this release All dates shown in the attached pack are provisional and may change as business plans firm up and dates when new offices come on line are confirmed. The dates shown represent the date / year the property is likely to close to Valuation Agency (VOA) staff. The property may remain on the Estate past this date with staff from other Departments continuing to occupy the property. The data on office closures is correct as at 31 October 2017. The data on staff in current offices is correct as at 1 April 2017. 15/12/2017 2
VOA Five Years Estates Plan The VOA's estates programme is transforming the way it uses its offices to support new and more efficient ways of working. It balances affordability and geographic coverage. By April 2023, the VOA expects to work out of 26 locations. By consolidating into a smaller number of higher-quality buildings, the VOA will be able to support its staff in adapting to a more flexible way of working, delivering services to its customers in a more cost-effective and sustainable way. Larger offices will offer VOA staff a wider range of roles and career paths within a single location. 15/12/2017 3
Closures announced as part of VOA Five Years Estates Plan 31 October 2017, including offices in the same towns as regional centres where they will be relocating to (1 of 2) Planned Closure South East Chatham Rochester and Strood 2018/19 West Midlands Coventry Coventry South 2018/19 Yorks & Humber Huddersfield Huddersfield 2018/19 London London (Wingate House)* Cities of London and Westminster 2018/19 South East Reading Reading East 2018/19 South East Redhill Reigate 2018/19 Wales Bangor Arfon 2019/20 Wales Carmarthen Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 2019/20 North West Crewe Crewe and Nantwich 2019/20 South West Gloucester Gloucester 2019/20 South East Oxford Oxford East 2019/20 South West Plymouth* Plymouth Moor View 2019/20 Wales Rhyl Vale of Clwyd 2019/20 South West St Austell St Austell and Newquay 2019/20 West Midlands Birmingham* Birmingham Ladywood 2020/21 Wales Cardiff* Cardiff North 2020/21 North East Durham City of Durham 2020/21 * = Some of the offices that are closing are being directly replaced by hubs within the same city. In Greater London, the VOA will work out of new offices in Canary Wharf and Croydon and an existing office in Wembley. 15/12/2017 4
Closures announced as part of VOA Five Years Estates Plan 31 October 2017, including offices in the same towns as regional centres where they will be relocating to (2 of 2) Planned Closure Scotland Edinburgh* Edinburgh West 2020/21 Scotland Glasgow* Glasgow Central 2020/21 Yorks & Humber Halifax Halifax 2020/21 Yorks & Humber Leeds* Leeds Central 2020/21 East Midlands Lincoln Lincoln 2020/21 North East Newcastle* Newcastle-Upon-Tyne East 2020/21 East Midlands Northampton Northampton South 2020/21 East Midlands Nottingham* Nottingham East 2020/21 Yorks & Humber Sheffield Sheffield Central 2020/21 West Midlands Shrewsbury Shrewsbury and Atcham 2020/21 West Midlands Stoke On Trent Stoke on Trent Central 2020/21 Wales Swansea Swansea West 2020/21 South East Worthing* Worthing West 2020/21 North West Lancaster Lancaster and Fleetwood 2022/23 North West Manchester* Manchester Central 2022/23 North West Preston Preston 2022/23 * = Some of the offices that are closing are being directly replaced by hubs within the same city. In Greater London, the VOA will work out of new offices in Canary Wharf and Croydon and an existing office in Wembley. 15/12/2017 5
Closures previously-announced and not delivered prior to 31 October 2017 Planned Closure Notes London Bromley* Bromley and Chislehurst January 2018 London Enfield* Enfield Southgate Closing w/c 11 December 2017 December East St Albans St Albans December 2017 Closed as planned London Wimbledon* Wimbledon January 2018 London City & Tower Hamlets* Cities of London and Westminster June 2018 * = Some of the offices that are closing are being directly replaced by hubs within the same city. In Greater London, the VOA will work out of new offices in Canary Wharf and Croydon and an existing office in Wembley. 15/12/2017 6
Notes about list of VOA office closures Some of the offices that are closing are being directly replaced by hubs within the same city. In Greater London, the VOA will work out of new offices in Canary Wharf and Croydon and an existing office in Wembley. As the VOA reduces its office space, it will take every practical step to avoid compulsory job losses as a result of any future location changes. The VOA will seek, where possible, to retain staff and their skills. Where it is not possible for staff to continue to work for the VOA, it will support them in seeking alternative employment in the civil service or elsewhere 15/12/2017 7
Staff employed at each current VOA office, including homeworkers (1 of 3), as of 1 April 2017 Staff numbers (incl. homeworkers) Scotland Aberdeen Aberdeen North 3 Wales Bangor Arfon 17 West Midlands Birmingham Birmingham Ladywood 143 South West Bristol Bristol West 86 London Bromley Bromley and Chislehurst 71 East Cambridge Cambridge 39 Wales Cardiff Cardiff North 87 Wales Carmarthen Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 13 South East Chatham Rochester and Strood 13 London City & Tower Hamlets Cities of London and Westminster 155 East Colchester Colchester 85 West Midlands Coventry Coventry South 40 North West Crewe Crewe and Nantwich 40 North East Durham City of Durham 129 South East Eastbourne Eastbourne 38 Scotland Edinburgh Edinburgh West 13 London Enfield Enfield Southgate 76 15/12/2017 8
Staff employed at each current VOA office, including homeworkers (2 of 3), as of 1 April 2017 Staff numbers (incl. homeworkers) South West Exeter Exeter 69 South East Folkestone Folkestone and Hythe 32 Scotland Glasgow Glasgow Central 28 South West Gloucester Gloucester 63 Yorks & Humber Halifax Halifax 115 Yorks & Humber Huddersfield Huddersfield 35 Yorks & Humber Hull Kingston upon Hull and Hessle 53 Scotland Inverness Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 4 North West Lancaster Lancaster and Fleetwood 41 Yorks & Humber Leeds Leeds Central 195 East Midlands Lincoln Lincoln 34 North West Manchester Manchester Central 147 North West Merseyside Liverpool Bootle 111 North East Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newcastle-Upon-Tyne East 131 East Midlands Northampton Northampton South 45 East Norwich Norwich North 46 East Midlands Nottingham Nottingham East 143 15/12/2017 9
Staff employed at each current VOA office, including homeworkers (3 of 3), as of 1 April 2017 Staff numbers (incl. homeworkers) South East Oxford Oxford East 33 South West Plymouth Plymouth Moor View 116 North West Preston Preston 65 South East Reading Reading East 64 South East Redhill Reigate 39 Wales Rhyl Vale of Clwyd 54 Yorks & Humber Sheffield Sheffield Central 56 West Midlands Shrewsbury Shrewsbury and Atcham 27 South East Southampton Southampton Itchen 114 East St Albans St Albans 48 South West St Austell St Austell and Newquay 33 West Midlands Stoke-on-Trent Stoke on Trent Central 67 Wales Swansea Swansea West 39 London Wembley Brent Central 46 London Wimbledon Wimbledon 103 London Wingate House (London) Cities of London and Westminster 266 South East Worthing Worthing West 137 Wales Wrexham Wrexham 46 15/12/2017 10
Notes about list of staff employed at each VOA office Figures are correct as of 1 April 2017. These numbers should not be read as an indication of staff who are expected to leave or become displaced as a result of the recent estate announcements, as staff relocate to nearby offices. A number of the closing offices are being replaced by new accommodation in the same city. The headline numbers include homeworkers, who are allocated to the nearest office. 15/12/2017 11