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Cabinet Office: London Allowance

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67923

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60496 on Civil Servants: London Allowance, what is the policy Cabinet Office policy on whether junior civil servants in his Department receiving London weighting have to attend and work in an office within Greater London.

Answered by Georgia Gould

I refer the Hon Member to the answer on 3 July 2025 (PQ 63008).

Pay arrangements, including those for London, are delegated to each department. The Cabinet Office does not have a London Weighting Allowance. There are separate London and National pay ranges. An individual’s pay, paid as a salary, is determined by the location of their designated office, as set out in their contract.

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