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GREATER
EFFICIENCIES LEAD TO REDUCTION IN NUMBERS AT RAF LYNEHAM
A study into the work ethics on how RAF Lyneham
'does business' has resulted in a reduction of up to 230 personnel.
The more effective approach has made way for a 'lean machine'.
On 1 November 2004, The Minister of State for the Armed Forces,
the Right Honourable Adam Ingram, informed the House that
there would be a series of announcements relating to the Defence
Logistics Transformation Programme. |
On 25 November 2004, following a period of
trades union consultation, he announced the implementation
of changes arising from the recommendations of the end-to-end
review of the logistics process for military aircraft support.
The Minister indicated that, in addition to changes arising
from air depth support, the application of end-to-end logistic
principles would result in a reduction of around 1,500 RAF
uniformed personnel and some reductions in MOD civilian posts
at some RAF stations.
As part of this continuing process, Mr Ingram announced how
the overall reductions in both RAF uniformed personnel and
MOD civilians as a result of the application of the end-to-end
logistic principles are expected to affect individual RAF
stations. The civilian reductions will be subject to TU consultation.
These efficiency reductions, together with the increase to
the Defence budget, will generate efficiencies and improve
effectiveness in support of the operational deployment of
RAF assets and ensure that the Department can modernise its
armed forces to meet tomorrow's challenges.
Further work to identify efficiencies has been so successful
that the reduction in the number of RAF uniformed personnel
posts is now estimated to be in the region of 2,000. With
regard to MOD civilian posts, it is anticipated that a net
additional 70 posts will no longer be required. These changes
will form part of the service and civilian manpower reductions
of 7,500 and 10,000 respectively that were announced on 21
July last year. These changes
are to be implemented by April 2008. |
