Cabinet Office
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Address | 70 Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A 2AS, United Kingdom |
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Hours | Open 24 hours |
Phone | +44 20 7276 1234 |
Number of employees | 1,668 |
Officeholders | Michael Gove |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1364768 |
About Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom. It is composed of various units that support Cabinet committees and which co-ordinate the delivery of government objectives via other departments.
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Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised for leaving a note for civil servants, saying " sorry you were out when I visited".
The Note , printed on government paper with Mr Rees-Mogg's title, was left at empty desks and read " I look forward to seeing you in The Office very soon. "
Mr Rees-Mogg has said all civil servants must stop working from home.
FDA union boss Dave Penman said The Note was crass and insulting, and undermined Civil Service leadership.
A source close to Mr Rees-Mogg confirmed The Note , which has been widely shared on Social Media , was genuine.
The Note , which was signed off by the Cabinet Office minister " with every good wish" was left in a " completely empty" office, The Source said.
The Source added that it was " very important for the taxpayer and British public that government is working properly and The Estate is well used".
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.FDA General Secretary Dave Penman said civil servants were planning to leave because of a renewed effort to have them working from Whitehall.
" Day after day we have Good People telling us they will go because they know this is not about effective working practices, " He Said .
" They know it's a culture war that some ministers think plays well with their base.
" These notes from JRM are not only condescending, crass and insulting, they completely undermine The Leadership of The Service . "
Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan also condemned Mr Rees-Mogg's actions in a tweet, saying: " What a pointless nasty gesture. "
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Mr Rees-Mogg wrote to cabinet colleagues urging them to send a " clear message" to the Civil Service about returning.
He also sent a league table of how many officials were at their desks on a daily basis this month, which shows in some departments daily average of staff in the workplace was lower than a third.
Average daily attendance in the week of 4 April was 44%, figures show.
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