Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 14982

Local Government: Trade Unions

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Paul Holmes

ConservativeHamble Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, and with reference to the DCLG guidance, Taxpaye

Answer

Alison McGovern
The 2013 DCLG guidance ‘Taxpayer funding of trade unions’ has been superseded by the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 and the Employment Rights Act 2025. The Transparency Code requires local authorities to annually publish certain information regar...

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