DTp's clearing house
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MINISTER of Transport Norman Fowler told Parliament last week that clearing house arrangements would be set up to assist RCU sub-unit staff following the policy decision to transfer their work to consultants and county councils.
"We want to implement the decision to phase out the subunits, and to follow through any other changes affecting the RCU organisation, in a planned and orderly way,said Mr Fowler.
"A continuing object of our policy is to keep the trunk road programme on target," continued the minister, "but we also want to make good use of the expertise and invested knowledge of staff."
Said Mr Fowler: ''The primary task of the clearing house will be to look after the interests of staff, whether schemes are transferred to consultants or county councils. It will be designed to secure a flow of information and advice to staff about the points which cause them concern.