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Record Ref : FOI 12325
Date Received : 10/08/2026
Date Completed : 21/08/2026
Organisation : Marchong Research
Application Type : Company
Category : Council Employees
Question
Re: Relating to council officers being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom. By United Kingdom, I refer to Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, not including the crown dependencies.
Please include the following information, for the 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 financial years:
• The number of staff, per year, given permission to work from abroad
• For each member of staff granted permission, please provide:
• their pay band
• the country they have been allowed to work from
• the length of time that they have been allowed to work for and
• the dates they were allowed to work from abroad
• The longest time a member of staff has been granted permission to work from abroad and what country they went to.
• The highest ranking officer that was allowed to work from abroad
• The current number of people working from abroad and where they are.
Answer
1. The number of staff, per year, given permission to work from abroad
2023/24 = 0
2024/25 = 0
2025/26 = 1
2. For each member of staff granted permission, please provide:
• their pay band – Grade 8
• the country they have been allowed to work from - Canada
• the length of time that they have been allowed to work for - 6 weeks
• the dates they were allowed to work from abroad – 18/08/25 - 05/09/25, 22/09/25 - 10/10/25
3. The longest time a member of staff has been granted permission to work from abroad and what country they went to.- 6 weeks, Canada
4. The highest ranking officer that was allowed to work from abroad 1 person – Grade 8
5. The current number of people working from abroad and where they are. None