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<p>The Government Property Unit (GPU) was established in 2010 to work with central
government departments to drive savings across the central civil mandated estate.
From 2010 to 2015, we have reduced our estate by 2 million square metres, and 2,200
individual properties have been vacated.This has saved £845 million in running costs
and generated over £2.7 billion in capital receipts since 2010.</p><p>We are taking
our ambitions further, with a commitment to release at least £5bn of government owned
land and property by 2020 which will make a significant contribution to reducing the
deficit, stimulating growth, and releasing land for housing.</p><p>Funding was agreed
at Spending Review for GPU’s programmes, including our Government Hubs Programme,
which is driving a radical reshaping of the Civil Service office estate and for our
One Public Estate Programme which works with local authorities to deliver better services,
achieve savings and deliver local growth including releasing land for new homes and
jobs.</p><p>The average running costs for GPU since 2010 are £3.8 million per annum.</p>
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