Regional Development Agencies group
The PCS Regional Development Agencies (RDA) group represents civil servants who work in all nine RDAs throughout the country.
Unlike big government departments, RDAs are relatively small non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) so it is important that the voice of staff in RDAs is heard.
With this in mind, a group of RDA workplace reps got together at the PCS annual delegate conference in 2005, and formed the RDA co-ordinating committee.
The committee has a representative from each of the RDAs.
The committee meets quarterly and holds its co-ordinating committee conference as part of the PCS annual delegate conference.
Who's who in the RDA group
Denis O'Connor is the elected lay chair of the RDA co-ordinating committee and Lynne Davies is the elected lay RDA national organiser.
For full contact details of the co-ordinating committee and PCS full time officials look at the RDA group contacts directory.
Each RDA now has its own separate home page in the RDA group contacts directory section. If you have any information which you would like to see included in your site, please contact Lynne Davies, RDA national organiser.
Our goals
The 2009 RDA co-ordinating committee conference agreed the following main goals, which have been incorporated into the committee's action plan for 2009-2010.
The action plan will focus on achieving the following goals:
- to substantially increase PCS membership density, aiming for over 50% throughout the RDAs
- to campaign for a co-ordinated approach to pay and terms and conditions of employment
- to be recognised as the trade union for all RDAs
- to improve communications to our members through the website, Newsbriefs and press releases/articles - celebrating our successes, quick wins and good news stories
- to organise an rda co-ordinating committee conference in 2010
Get involved
PCS is your union, and we always need people to get involved. Talk to your branch secretary and get involved in organising the union in your workplace.
Two members from each RDA are welcome to attend each of the RDA co-ordinating committee's meetings.
If you are interested in coming along talk to your workplace rep, branch secretary or PCS full time official at the PCS regional office. You can find their contact details on the group contacts directory.
Regional Development Agencies - membership form
This form is for RDA employees who wish to join PCS. Return it to your PCS workplace rep, or send it to the address on the form.
RDAs - STOP PRESS
- The RDA Pay Negotiators Guide is now available.
Pay negotiators guide - PCS announcement on Civil service compensation scheme changes
- RDA veteran defends value to business
- Important announcement about RDA Efficiency Savings 2010-2011
- The RDA co-ordinating committee October 2009 newsbrief is available
- SFA transfers to RDAs
- Media myths about civil and public services.
- BERR and DIUS have merged to form the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). Read the press release on the new BIS website.
- RDAs are featured in the Recession Busters article on page 18 of the May 2009 edition of PCS View.
- Major cuts to be made to civil service severance terms. Read the article in Personnel Today magazine.
- View the 2009/2010 pay remit guidance and PCS' summary of the key points.
- SEEDA forecasts approximately 90 potential job losses at their Guildford and Chatham offices. Read the article in The Journal newspaper.
- Members within the RDAs will find being a PMA member extremely beneficial. Read the article on page 25 of the April 2009 edition of PCS View.
- Redundancy campaign saves 115 jobs at South West RDA. Read the article on page 3 of the February 2009 edition of PCS View.
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