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Jonathan Bunn

PM’s defence plan will not lead to end of working from home – Whitehall chief

Cabinet Secretary Chris Wormald appeared before the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PA) - (PA Archive)

There are no plans to review the current policy on working from home for civil servants in response to the urgency of major changes announced by the Prime Minister, the head of the civil service has confirmed.

Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald, who was appointed by Sir Keir Starmer to “rewire” the way the British state works, told MPs that department leaders should always be considering appropriate ways of working that suit specific circumstances.

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