The Ministry of Justice is to transfer 2,000 desk-based roles out of London over the next eight years as part of the government’s so-called ‘levelling up’ agenda.

Seven new regional MoJ offices will be opened in Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, South Tyneside, Cardiff, Ipswich and Brighton. These will be a mixture of traditional work stations and shared spaces.

The new ‘justice collaboration centres’ will be created alongside a number of satellite offices as part of the wider government effort to move civil service roles out of the capital. Some of these will be in pre-existing MoJ buildings including courts.

Brighton

Regional hubs will be created at seven different sites in England and Wales, including Brighton (pictured)

Source: Istock

Areas such as finance, human resources and digital will all move out of London, with 500 roles transferring to Wales.

Justice secretary Dominic Raab said today: ‘This government is committed to spreading opportunity more equally across communities and tackling regional inequalities. By having more of our staff based outside London we can recruit the best people wherever they live so that the justice system benefits from more diverse backgrounds, outlooks and experience.’

As positions become available they will be re-advertised nationally, rather than tied to a location. Other departments, including the Home Office, Housing and Communities and the Department of International Trade, have also committed to moving civil service jobs out of London.