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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Conditions of Employment

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 114476

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.

Answered by Ian Murray

99.86% of the workforce has an office-based contract.

0% of the workforce has a hybrid working contract. Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement under which employees are expected to spend 40-60% of their working hours in the office as the norm (with a minimum of 40%) with Senior Civil Servants and Fast Stream employees aiming towards 60% office attendance during a 4-week accounting period.

0.14% of the workforce has a remote-working contract.

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