Written question asked by Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 10 September 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office: Remote Working

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.

Answer: Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement subject to local business need and role requirements. Where hybrid working can be accommodated, employees should work an average of at least 60% of their contracted working hours from their Home Office workplace unless they have a temporary or permanent arrangement to do otherwise. The time spent in the workplace is averaged out over a period of up to three months. The policy is location agnostic, and the Home Office does not record attendance by location.

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