More than 4,000 civil service posts ...

More than 4,000 civil service posts will be moved to the regions by the end of 2004-2005. The Department of Work and Pensions is most affected with 2,300 posts set to switch to Liverpool, Newcastle and other locations. More than 1,200 Ministry of Defence posts are also being moved to north Yorkshire. It is part of the plan to relocate a total of 20,000 jobs to the regions by 2010 in line with the recommendations of the Lyons Review.