‘Sensitive and highly functional’: Historic Whitehall building wins accessibility accolade
01 May Property & Estates

‘Sensitive and highly functional’: Historic Whitehall building wins accessibility accolade

DSIT HQ wins award following refurb which included introduction of power-assisted doors, step free-access, accessible showers and changing rooms and universal single-sex toilets
by Tevye Markson
Cabinet Office reports £450m savings from greener public buildings
28 Apr Property & Estates
Cabinet Office reports £450m savings from greener public buildings
ONS office attendance rules to be relaxed
08 Apr Property & Estates
ONS office attendance rules to be relaxed
Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
27 Mar Property & Estates
Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
Manchester Digital Campus gets Treasury approval
19 Mar Property & Estates
Manchester Digital Campus gets Treasury approval
Campus to bring together 8,800 staff from multiple government departments
Hybrid working: GPA helping departments to meet 60% mandate
27 Feb Property & Estates
Hybrid working: GPA helping departments to meet 60% mandate
Responding to House of Lords report, government says 60% approach “offers the best balance for most employees”
Treasury launches new crackdown on ‘public service inefficiencies and waste’
20 Jan Property & Estates
Treasury launches new crackdown on ‘public service inefficiencies and waste’
"Expert teams” will conduct sweeping reviews targeting "wasteful duplication” in four areas ahead of 2027 Spending Review
‘Huge milestone’: Construction of new government hub begins
19 Jan Property & Estates
‘Huge milestone’: Construction of new government hub begins
Darlington hub to accommodate more than 1,600 civil servants
Safety scare at DWP’s new £100m Blackpool hub
08 Jan Property & Estates
Safety scare at DWP’s new £100m Blackpool hub
Civil servants forced to leave award-winning building after exterior feature crashes to the ground
MoJ and MoD: Departments grilled over state of heritage buildings
07 Jan Property & Estates
MoJ and MoD: Departments grilled over state of heritage buildings
MPs question MoJ and MoD property chiefs over “managed decline” of listed structures
DWP: PCS strike ballot over 'poverty pay' delayed
07 Jan Property & Estates
DWP: PCS strike ballot over 'poverty pay' delayed
PCS pushes back ballot start date after DWP challenges accuracy of its information on offices which could be affected
Strikes over DWP office closure extended
24 Dec 2025 Property & Estates
Strikes over DWP office closure extended
Department says it is focused on supporting staff through "this transition" and describes redeployment as its "first priority"
Construction of Darlington civil service hub set to start
24 Dec 2025 Property & Estates
Construction of Darlington civil service hub set to start
GPA signs contract for delivery of base for more than 1,600 officials
'I can do my job from home': Civil servants reflect on 60% in-office mandate
18 Dec 2025 Property & Estates
'I can do my job from home': Civil servants reflect on 60% in-office mandate
Two years on from its introduction, officials tell CSW what they really think of the 60% office-working rule
Civil servants exit Whitehall office ahead of closure next year
02 Dec 2025 Property & Estates
Civil servants exit Whitehall office ahead of closure next year
10 Victoria Street will now be cleared and handed back to landlord by February
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
28 Nov 2025 Property & Estates
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
PCS says erosion of T&Cs coupled with uncertainty over future of offices will drive staff out