 
                            The Department of Home Affairs have had to cut half of its office work force in an effort to make essential savings.
The Department of Home Affairs have had to cut half of its office work force in an effort to make essential savings.
	
	The cut backs come following the budget where it was deemed they needed to find further savings of £2.5 million.
	
	It was initially hoped that the department could achieve this target simply by discretionary spending, but that was found not to be enough.
	
	Cutting the workforce in half has resulted in almost half a million pounds saved.
	
	The reductions are across all grades, with seven senior and middle manager posts going.
	
	Three of the posts have been transferred to the Treasury for Government’s shared services centres. 
 
                                         
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