Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what their Departments policy is on Civil Servants in their Department working from home and receiving the London Weighting Allowance.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) does not offer London Weighting Allowance and instead has two pay locations:

(1) London (if based inside the M25 corridor); and

(2) National (if based outside the M25 corridor).

Flexible working arrangements enable departments to make efficient use of resources, and the offer also ensures the Civil Service can attract and retain a diversity of talent.

As part of this approach, the MoJ has developed hybrid working arrangements which typically require staff to spend 2-3 days in the office each week, and the option of 2-3 days working from home. This is an informal, non-contractual, locally agreed, flexible working arrangement. It does not involve changes to terms and conditions, and the majority of Civil Servants will be working on a hybrid basis or be entirely based in the workplace.