Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57434

Local Government: Contracts

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

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

Jim McMahon
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...

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