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Local Government: Legal Costs

Commons · Question 78282 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Alberto Costa

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that information on (a) settlement payments and (b) legal costs incurred by local authorities in cases of staff misconduct is shared with (i) re

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 20 Oct 2025

Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces and compliance with all relevant employment legislation. This includes responsibility for cases of staff misconduct.