Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 74208

Trade Unions: Equality

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on whether (a) trade union diversity networks are eligible for trade union facility time and (b) whether staff can claim both diversity network time and facility time.

Answer

Anna Turley
Trade unions are separate organisations from the Civil Service and they may have their own diversity networks for their members.In line with the Cabinet Office Facility Time Framework, trade union representatives are entitled to be granted reasonable unpa...
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