Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 94674
Waste Disposal: Industrial Disputes
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken a risk review of the contractual arrangements underpinning the use of agency workers in local authority waste services, and whether such arr
Answer
Alison McGovernLocal authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including the decision to use agency workers to fill vacancies and the accompanying contractual arrangements.