Local Government: Working Hours
Commons · Question 87019 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of local authorities that (a) currently operate four-day working weeks for their employees and (b) are considering implementin
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 10 Nov 2025
Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces and the Government will not micromanage them. The Department does not routinely collect this data. However it is the Government’s policy that Local Authorit...