DfT to open offices in Birmingham and Leeds

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the creation of a second headquarters in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds.

According to the Whitehall department, it will help to create 650 jobs in the two cities.

It follows an announcement last month that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is to open a second headquarters in Wolverhampton.

The DfT’s Birmingham headquarters will include new ministerial offices, with ministers expected to spend a significant amount of time there.

The DfT has already begun recruiting in Birmingham and Leeds, with 100 roles created so far.

This includes senior civil servant positions, which otherwise would have been based in London, with attracting senior figures to these locations key to the success of the initiative.

The government is also announcing today that half of senior civil service roles will be located outside of London by 2030.

‘This is a historic move for the department and part of a significant wider culture change across Whitehall,’ said transport secretary, Grant Shapps.

‘Transport is absolutely vital to the local communities we serve and having hubs in major cities like Birmingham and Leeds will offer a fresh perspective on how we can better serve these areas.’

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