Question follow-through · 13194
Arms Length Bodies: Facilities Agreements
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 gove
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
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 gove
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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30 Jun 2026
Answer published
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 le...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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