CLG reveals stripped back structure
The Communities and Local Government department has unveiled its new top-level structure, which will see the number of director general posts halved.
There will be three policy groups covering localism, neighbourhoods, and finance and corporate services.
Richard McCarthy, currently director general for housing and planning, will lead the neighbourhoods group. This covers housing, planning and regeneration.
David Prout, currently director general for communities, will head up the localism group, which covers local government, fire, communities and the big society.
A head of the finance and corporate services group has not yet been appointed, but recruitment for the post is expected to take place shortly.
Two of the current director generals, Joe Montgomery and Irene Lucas, are due to leave at the end of January and March respectively.
CLG permanent secretary Sir Bob Kerslake told staff on 22 October that up to 40 per cent of jobs in the department might go. Under the spending review, administrative budgets for CLG are to be cut by 33 per cent over the four years to 2014/15.
