Department for Education: Conditions of Employment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
Answered by Olivia Bailey
As of February 2026, 486 employees of the department (6%) work remotely because their roles require them to be based at a distance from a departmental office.
All other employees, apart from a small number with homeworking as a reasonable adjustment, are office‑based with access to hybrid working arrangements. Hybrid working arrangements are non-contractual and led by business needs.
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