Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 September 2026. It was answered by Paul Waugh (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Department for Education: Remote Working
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
- Answer
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For the year commencing 1 April 2025, the average number of employees in the department on permanent homeworking contracts was 70, a proportion of less than 1% of the department (with an average of 8,081 employees for the same period).
Staff typically have a permanent homeworking contract either for historical reasons (such as a contractual right that was preserved on TUPE transferring in to the department) or as a reasonable adjustment under the Employment Rights Act.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 26489
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Remote working Department for Education
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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