FOI Request - Working Outside of United Kingdom

Request 101003944725

1. 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:

a) The number of employees currently with permission to work outside of the United Kingdom

b) The number of employees who were given permission to work outside of the United Kingdom in the 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 financial years

2. If possible, for each employee given permission, please provide their

a) pay band

b) and the country which they were provided permission to work from

Response 20-03-2026

1.& 2. The number of employees who were given permission to work outside of the United Kingdom in the years 2024/25 and 2025/26 was between 1 and 5.  Due to the low numbers involved, release of this information, and of details requested in question 2 could result in the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.

For 2023/24 we have found 0 employees who were given permission to work outside of the United Kingdom in the years.