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<p>Departments continually review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing
needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate.
We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole
is working to ensure that EU Exit Implementation is carried out to high quality without
impacting public service delivery across the whole of government.</p><p> </p><p>39
Ministry of Justice staff were seconded to work in other departments from December
2018 as part of the no-deal preparations co-ordinated by Cabinet Office. 34 staff
have since returned, with extensions agreed for the remaining 5 staff.</p><p> </p><p>Between
January and April 2019, 62 Ministry of Justice staff volunteered to work in the MoJ
Departmental Operations Centre (DOC) to assist with no deal preparations. These volunteers
worked a small number of shifts in the DOC and were chosen from different teams across
the department to minimise any disruption to business as usual work.</p>
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