Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87019
Local Government: Working Hours
Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
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
Alison McGovernLocal 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...
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