Written questions

Home Office: Remote Working

2026-06-04 · Home Office · 7102 · Official question

Sir John Hayes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

Answer

The Home Office has a clear policy on International Remote Working (IRW), which is only permitted in very limited circumstances, either on compassionate grounds for up to four weeks where an employee has a seriously ill relative abroad, or to enable an em...