Up to 20 jobs are on the move from the Public Health Laboratory Service in Colindale.

CSL Management Services will be taking over the laboratory's finance department from April 1, when jobs in the salaries department will move to its office in Reading.

But Ken Bell, of CSL, said that some of the staff at Colindale may be able to continue their work with the company in the City of London.

"The jobs are safe. We are exploring opportunities in a number of our offices for staff who would find it easier to travel to another location," he said.

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