Full list of government departments and services due to be hit by civil servant strike on February 1
Around 100,000 civil servants from 124 government departments and bodies are due to walk out on February 1 in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
The general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said on Wednesday the strike - the largest in years - will affect public services “from benefits to driving tests, from passports to driving licences, from ports to airports”.
But exactly which departments and services will be affected?
The action will see PCS members strike in key government departments, including the Cabinet Office, Home Office, Department for Transport, Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Department for Education, and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).
Members at bodies including Border Force, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency, the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA); and institutions including the British Museum, the Wallace Collection and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will also walk out.
The full list is below:
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
British Museum
Cabinet Office
Charity Commission
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Natural Resources Wales
Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service
Independent Office for Police Conduct
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Audit Wales
Department for Education
Natural England
Competition Service
Gambling Commission
Historic England
Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
Historic Environment Scotland
Home Office
Insolvency Service
HM Land Registry
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
Creative Scotland
National Galleries of Scotland
National Museums of Scotland
National Audit Office
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Department for Transport
National Library of Wales
National Museums Liverpool
Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Ofgem
Competition & Markets Authority
Office for National Statistics & UKSA
OFWAT
Ofsted
UK Intellectual Property Office
Vehicle Certification Agency
Planning Inspectorate
National Archives
Registers of Scotland
Transport Focus
Sports Grounds Safety Authority
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Equality & Human Rights Commission
Scottish Enterprise
NatureScot
Scottish Government
Serious Fraud Office
Skills Development Scotland
The Council of the RFCAs
Sport England
Scotland’s Commission for Children & Young People
RFCA West Midlands
Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service
Legal Aid Agency
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Visit Scotland
Government Legal Department
Parole Board for England & Wales
Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Wallace Collection
Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament)
Scottish Human Rights Commission
Scottish Prison Service
Scottish Parliament
Student Loans Company
Architecture & Design Scotland
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
National Highways
Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Independent Living Fund Scotland
Rural Payments Agency
Defence, Science & Technology Laboratory
Electoral Commission
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
Security Industry Authority
UK Space Agency
Marine Management Organisation
Youth Justice Board
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
Northern Ireland Office
Prisons & Probation Ombudsman
Wales Office
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Children’s Commissioner for England
Food Standards Scotland
Crown Estate Scotland
Risk Management Authority
Local Democracy & Boundary Commission for Wales
UK Debt Management Office
Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
Social Security Scotland
Scottish Housing Regulator
Revenue Scotland
Department of International Trade
Bord na Gaidhlig
Forestry Commission England
Scottish Forestry
Leasehold Advisory Service
Forestry and Land Scotland
UKSV (Cabinet Office)
Disclosure and Barring Service
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Institute for Apprenticeships
Office for Students (OfS)
Transport Scotland
Accountant in Bankruptcy
Disclosure Scotland
Education Scotland
Office for the Scottish Charity Regulator
Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA)
National Records of Scotland
South of Scotland Enterprise
Trade Remedies Authority
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
The PCS said the walkout will be mark the largest civil service strike for years and signals a “significant escalation” of industrial action after a month of strikes by its members.
It coincides with the Trade Union Congress’s ‘protect the right to strike’ day which was announced on Tuesday in reaction to the Government’s controversial legislation on minimum service levels during industrial action.
A further 33,000 members working in five more departments, including HMRC, are next week re-balloting to join the union’s national strike action.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said on Wednesday: “During the last month, when thousands of PCS members across a range of departments took sustained industrial action, the government said it had no money.
“But it managed to find millions of pounds to spend on managers and military personnel in a failed attempt to cover the vital work our members do.
“We warned the government our dispute would escalate if they did not listen – and we’re as good as our word.
“I am meeting with the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Jeremy Quin, tomorrow – if he puts some money on the table there is a chance this dispute can be resolved. If he doesn’t, then he’ll see public services from benefits to driving tests, from passports to driving licences, from ports to airports affected by industrial action on February 1.”
A Cabinet Office spokesperson said: “We regret this decision and the Union’s rush to disruptive strike action.
“We greatly value the work of civil servants across the country, but the PCS Union’s demands would cost an unaffordable £2.4 billion at a time when our focus must be on bringing down inflation to ease the pressure on households across the country.
“We can provide reassurance that we have comprehensive plans in place to keep essential services running.
“Discussions will continue and we will be meeting with civil service unions tomorrow, including PCS, as part of that ongoing engagement.”