Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Remote Working
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department have permission to work remotely outside the UK; and in which countries those staff are based.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock
DCMS does not allow any staff to work remotely outside of the UK on a permanent basis.
Staff may be given time-limited permission to work overseas. Short term overseas approval granted from 1st January - 4th July 2025 are as follows:
Travelling for business reasons: 103 instances
Accompanying a spouse on an overseas military posting: 0 instances
On-call during annual leave: 12 instances
Temporary short term remote working overseas: 9 instances
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