For reference ( of a sort ) we at BAe Dunsfold - no amount of money could seduce talented software guys to the northern slums of Wart On - had a whole, large building especially made housing over 200 people to solely write the control laws for the Eurofighter /Typhoon, they were particularly wary after the first Gripen's disaster ( how the Test pilot survived is still regarded a miracle ).
Where do get this from?
Without going into too much detail (off thread), DASA (as was) accomodated the FJT (Flight Controls Joint Team) out in Munich, there were engineers at Warton, involved in the design, but there certainly wasn't a purpose built building for 200 of them! A number of engineers employed by Warton did work in the software design team out in Germany, but there was only a few and they were not all from the SLUMS as you callously refer to the NW of England.
These engineers were working on Eurofighter flight control s/w a long time before the Grippen incidents and I can't recall anything changing for us as a result of the Grippen incidents.