Written questions

Local Government: Remote Working

Commons · Question 34318 · Tabled 27 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 7 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that council staff are unable to work from abroad.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 7 Mar 2025

Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces, including where staff can work from. It is not the responsibility of central government to micromanage this. Councils are, however, expected to manage thei...