Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 13 July 2026 to Question 18049 on Government Departments: Greater Manchester, and 14 July 2026 to Question 14979 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington, what was the average percentage attendance rate of assigned LAA staff at Piccadilly Gate 26 Store St, Manchester M1 2WD in the most recent working week for which figures are available, expressed as a percentage of assigned staff attending the workplace and in absolute terms.

For week commencing 5 October 2026, the average attendance rate of Legal Aid Agency staff assigned to Piccadilly Gate, 26 Store Street, Manchester M1 2WD was 22.3%, equating to 16 members of staff.

Please note that these figures are derived from data sets which are reliant on staff manually reporting office attendance. As a result, the reported figure may be subject to retrospective adjustment where staff complete attendance returns after the reporting period. In addition, staff may omit to complete attendance forms which may affect the accuracy of the recorded attendance rate. Individual reasonable adjustments may also be agreed to remove or reduce disability-related barriers.