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<p>The Places for Growth programme seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to
move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England.
This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated
in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p>The
Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities
for relocation of roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom.
This will boost local economic growth and impact on the economic growth of wider city
regions, and the United Kingdom as a whole, as well as ensure the administration of
central government is distributed more evenly across the United Kingdom.</p><p>All
locations remain under active consideration as potential relocation destinations.
The programme will be looking to consult with a number of additional cities over the
coming months and we would be happy for Southampton to be involved in this process.</p><p>
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