The Ministry of Justice’s contribution to the relocation of 22,000 civil servants from London by 2027 will be 50 staff, the Cabinet Office revealed today. The roles will transfer from 102 Petty France near St James's Park to Wrexham, North Wales. 

Wrexham, narrowly gained by the Conservatives in the 2019 general election, is the main Welsh beneficiary of the latest acceleration in the Places for Growth relocation programme. Other civil service jobs are moving to Aberdeen, Darlington and Greater Manchester. 

On paper, the MoJ already has one of the most geographically dispersed headcounts in the civil service, but this is accounted for largely by prison officers. Of some 5,000 policy and administrative staff, the majority are based in London. 

Current major employers in the one-time mining and industrial town of Wrexham include the telephone answering startup Moneypenny. 

Commenting on the announcement, Welsh secretary David Davies MP said: 'There are already more than 30,000 UK government civil servants working in Wales and we will continue to relocate government roles outside London as part of our commitment to level up the UK.'

 

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