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Home Office: Remote Working

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 90056

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff in her Department currently spend one or more days a week working from home.

Answered by Sarah Jones

On 24 October 2024 the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time and individual attendance requirement can be up to 100% based on business need.

Details of the exact number of staff currently working from home one or more days per week are not held centrally.

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