Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, what assessment has been made of the reasons for the rise in full time compressed 4 days FTE from January 2025 to January 2026; and what changes have been made to departmental policy on staff working compressed hours since July 2024.
Answered by Samantha Dixon
Staff have a statutory right to apply for flexible working at any point during their employment.
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (Commencement) Regulations 2024 were brought into force on 6 April 2024 making flexible working requests a day one right and this has likely driven changes as well as individual employee circumstances.
Overall staffing levels in the Department have remained broadly stable and we are unable to comment on the decisions made by employees and managers throughout the flexible working application process.
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