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Scotland Office: Credit Unions

Asked by Gareth ThomasLabour (Co-op)Scotland OfficeTabled Answered 16 February 2026UIN 111631

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

Answered by Kirsty McNeill

The Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government departments, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers.

Any matters relating to payroll are the responsibility of the employing departments.

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