Local Government: Contracts
Commons · Question 57434 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent local authorities from moving agency contractors onto fixed term contracts.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 12 Jun 2025
Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces, including the terms and conditions offered to contractors. Ministers have little remit to intervene in employment issues within local authorities, except w...