http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7058708.stm
Almost a third of civilian posts at the London headquarters, off Whitehall, will be cut by 2010, said the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union. Admin, finance and personnel staff will be affected by the cuts. The union reacted with "fury" to the news, claiming that new senior jobs were being created while other posts are being cut back.
It said £50m of ongoing savings which could be reinvested in operations would be released per year by reducing the head office staff by 25% - which would be the loss of about 1,000 civilian jobs and 300 military posts. The PCS warned further cuts to civilian support staff, as well as the disruption of relocating staff, would undermine the MoD's ability to support the armed forces.