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Arms Length Bodies: Facilities Agreements

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 13194

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, whether the policy on increased trade union facility time will be applied to government Arm’s Length Bodies whose staff are not classed as Civil Servants.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The Cabinet Office facility time framework and guidance is expected to be implemented across the Civil Service, including all departments and agencies that employ civil servants. It retains the principle that trade union representatives should spend at least 50% of their time delivering their official role.

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