Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103895
Local Government: Working Hours
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026
Question
Paul Holmes
Conservative — Hamble Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will re-introduce the guidance entitled Four-day working week arrangements in local authorities, withdrawn on 8 November 2024.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Secretary of State wrote to all Council Leaders and Chief Executives in England on 19 December 2025, setting out the Government’s policy that local authorities should not be offering full time pay for part time work. This policy is reflected in the Be...
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