Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87017

Local Government: Remote Working and Sick Leave

Tabled: 31 October 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the proportion of local government employees that are (a) on long-term sick leave and (b) work from home in (i) England and (ii) the Lo

Answer

Alison McGovern

Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces including decisions about terms and conditions, working practices and how best to deploy staff to achieve value for money. The Government will not micromana...

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