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Waste Disposal: Industrial Disputes

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 December 2025UIN 94674

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken a risk review of the contractual arrangements underpinning the use of agency workers in local authority waste services, and whether such arr

Answered by Alison McGovern

Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including the decision to use agency workers to fill vacancies and the accompanying contractual arrangements.

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