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| 4,000 workers 'to move' from city | 4,000 workers 'to move' from city |
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| Up to 4,000 public sector jobs should be moved out of Belfast as part of a wider decentralisation plan, a report has said. | |
| The independent review, by Professor Sir George Bain, said the jobs should go to six locations including Londonderry, Newry and Ballymena. | |
| Sir George said the relocation could create "better economic balance" in Northern Ireland. | Sir George said the relocation could create "better economic balance" in Northern Ireland. |
| The Department of Agriculture is among the organisations which could move. | The Department of Agriculture is among the organisations which could move. |
| The plan would require the agreement of the executive. | The plan would require the agreement of the executive. |
| Sir George said any relocation should be introduced on a phased basis. | Sir George said any relocation should be introduced on a phased basis. |
| "Our primary consideration is better regional economic balance, ensuring that there is sufficient critical mass to absorb and sustain employment over time and create a coherent career structure for public servants in local areas," he said. | "Our primary consideration is better regional economic balance, ensuring that there is sufficient critical mass to absorb and sustain employment over time and create a coherent career structure for public servants in local areas," he said. |
| "We believe that these locations and organisations provide this not only for the towns and cities selected but, importantly, the surrounding areas." | "We believe that these locations and organisations provide this not only for the towns and cities selected but, importantly, the surrounding areas." |
| The Review team recommended that public sector jobs should be relocated to six locations: | The Review team recommended that public sector jobs should be relocated to six locations: |
| Ballymena | Ballymena |
| Coleraine | Coleraine |
| Craigavon | Craigavon |
| Londonderry | Londonderry |
| Newry | Newry |
| Omagh | Omagh |
| Finance and Personnel Minister Nigel Dodds said he wanted to get the views of the executive. | Finance and Personnel Minister Nigel Dodds said he wanted to get the views of the executive. |
| "There are a number of detailed suggestions contained in the report that will need careful examination and consideration before decisions on a way forward can be reached." | "There are a number of detailed suggestions contained in the report that will need careful examination and consideration before decisions on a way forward can be reached." |
| The organisations which could be relocated include the Victims and Survivors Commission; Charities Commission; Education and Skills Authority Headquarters; the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Northern Ireland Water Headquarters. | The organisations which could be relocated include the Victims and Survivors Commission; Charities Commission; Education and Skills Authority Headquarters; the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Northern Ireland Water Headquarters. |