Public and Commercial Services Union

0n 20 May 2010 the coalition government announced the closure of Government Office London, and a review to test the case for abolition of the rest of the GO network.

On these pages you can find details of the campaign that PCS is running to protect jobs by ensuring no compulsory redundancies or transfers, and ensuring no detrimental changes to terms and conditions.

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E-action

Help to support the campaign by taking a moment to complete the e-action and contact your local MP.

 

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Parliamentary Questions on GO Network

PCS has submitted a number of Parliamentary Questions about the GO Network through the PCS Parliamentary Group. You can see the full text of the responses on our Parliamentary Questions pages. 

 

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Freedom of Information Request

PCS has submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the CLG Secretary of State to ask about the consultation, and records of meetings, relating to the decison to abolish the GO Network.

  

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Taking our case to parliament

PCS organised a Parliamentary drop-in at Portcullis House, Westminster  on 21 July in order to lobby MPs about the proposed closure of the GO Network.

A delegation of our members attended in order to explain to MPs why we believe the case for closure is flawed. We argued that it is important for key functions to be retained - and that these functions should be delivered close to the communities we serve, rather than from central London. MPs who attended included Hazel Blears, John Healey, Gordon Marsden, Phil Woolas and Rosie Winterton. The case we made to MPs is available to read as our Parliamentary drop-in briefing.

As well as the drop-in, we have also tabled a number of parliamentary questions which help to highlight the important contribution of GOs in the past, and the potential role that they might play in the future, as well as asking some very specific questions about the process that ministers have followed when considering closure.