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Defence estates, operations housing (DE-Ops. Housing) finance team review

5 August 2010

Our union has now received the final consultation document on the proposals to centralise the Defence estates, operations housing (DE-Ops. Housing) finance team with DE-Ops. housing headquarters (HQ). DE-Ops. housing HQ is due to relocate from RAF Brampton to RAF Wyton by 2013, but it is intended that this centralisation of the finance function will occur by March 2011.

It is intended that this centralisation will result in the loss of 6.5 E1 pay band posts, 1 D band post and 1 C1 band post. As a consequence, not all of the work currently carried out by the finance teams at Telford and York will be transferred to the new team at RAF Brampton.


The proposal is that the housing information centres (HICs), SSC Rosyth and directorate financial management (DFM) in Liverpool, will take on some of this work. Our union believes that the HICs, in particular, are already working at full capacity, and would particularly value the views of members in any of these areas, regarding the viability of taking on extra functions.


Our union has been offered assurances that DE-Ops. housing will not seek to enforce the mobility clause, for any of the eligible staff currently located in the finance teams in Telford or York.


If you would like a copy of the consultation document, please email John Russell, the PCS lead at john.russell@hd.de.mod.uk. If you have any questions or comments on this consultation document, please provide John with these comments to the same email address by Thursday 2 September.

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