FOI/EIR 25/26-551-Overseas Working

Number of officers with permission to work from outside the UK

Received 23 February 2026

This is an information request relating to council officers being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom. By the United Kingdom, I refer to Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, not including the crown dependencies.
Please include the following information for the following financial years, 20223/24, 2024/25, 2025/26:
• The number of employees currently with permission to work outside of the United Kingdom
• The number of employees who were given permission to work outside of the United Kingdom in the 20223/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 financial years
• If possible, for each employee given permission, please provide their pay band, and the country which they were provided permission to work from

Responded 25 February 2026

• Zero
• Zero
• n/a