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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 71932

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of civil servants in her Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

Due to the nature of locally managed arrangements, we are unable to confirm the total number of staff currently utilising flexible working options. However, we can confirm that, as of 31 August 2025, 1,158 payroll-active employees have formally arranged flexible working in place. This represents approximately 29% of the workforce. Of these, 690 employees have formal compressed hours arrangements, equating to 17% of the workforce.

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