FOI001441 - Remote working

I am writing to make a request for information available under the Freedom of Information Act.

Please could you provide me with details for the last three years (2023/2022/2021) of how many full-time staff:

1. work from home/remotely in a hybrid form (i.e. dividing their time between office and remote/home working)?

2. work from home permanently (i.e. work from home for the majority of their contractual hours)?

3. have been granted permission to work from abroad firstly, permanently (i.e. work from abroad for the majority of their contractual hours) and secondly, in a hybrid form (i.e. dividing their time between office and remote/home working abroad)? Please list the countries where they work from. If possible - particularly if the above numbers are low - please specify what departments they work in.

4. the council employed? In other words, what were the total numbers of all full-time staff employed by the council for 2023/2023 and 2021 (broken down per year)?

1. Work from home/remotely in a hybrid form (i.e. dividing their time between office and remote/home working)? 188

2. Work from home permanently (i.e. work from home for the majority of their contractual hours)? None

3. How many have been granted permission to work from abroad firstly, permanently (i.e. work from abroad for the majority of their contractual hours) and secondly, in a hybrid form (i.e. dividing their time between office and remote/home working abroad)? Please list the countries where they work from. If possible - particularly if the above numbers are low - please specify what departments they work in. None. N/A

4. How many council employees are employed? In other words, what were the total numbers of all full-time staff employed by the council for 2023/2023 and 2021 (broken down per year)? FTE staff

2023 – 294

2022 – 281

2021 - 287