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<p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has committed to delivering
30-40% reductions in the Department’s operating expenditure which equates to around
£350m by 2020. Savings of this magnitude can only be delivered by changing the Department’s
overall business model so that it is simpler, cheaper and better for users of BIS
services. This involves reducing the number of offices, our number of partner bodies,
and our headcount as well as rationalising customer support, grant giving and digital
service delivery. The proposed move of policy teams into a single centre and proposed
closure of the Sheffield office forms part of a larger programme to change our business
model.</p>
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