The Civil Service could hire up to 10,000 additional staff to help the government prepare for a no-deal Brexit. But it is unclear how many of those will be permanent staff, and whether they would have access to EU agencies or other benefits such as free travel within Europe. The team would be comprised of existing employees from other departments and new recruits, he added, confirming 5,000 staff had already been lined up in preparation for such a scenario.
The Civil Service could hire up to 10,000 additional staff to help the government prepare for a no-deal Brexit. Whitehall would double the number of workers focusing specifically on Brexit, were the UK to fail to secure an agreement, said John Manzoni, Civil Service CEO. The team would be comprised of existing employees from other departments and new recruits, he added, confirming 5,000 staff had already been lined up in preparation for such a scenario.