- Public sector relocations can have a positive impact. But relocations have high upfront costs. The savings generated by relocations would probably not start accruing until the Parliament after next.
- Relocation decision-making should be based more explicitly on central government analysis, and be less open to marketing campaigns by individual cities.
- Relocations should favour cities with a smaller proportion of public sector employment, rather than those experiencing economic weakness. Here relocations may be undermining the process of economic adjustment.