Forestry Commission

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
450 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
2 February 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The Forestry Commission has announced plans to cut 450 jobs. Some 350 staff are set to go in England and 100 at the commission's headquarters in Edinburgh. The cuts are part of government plans to privatise much of England's woodland.Ministers want to transfer power from the government-run Forestry Commission, which owns and runs 18% of England's woods, arguing that this will boost effective public control.

Sources

  • 2 February 2011: BBC

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Forestry Commission, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71575, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71575.