Current Working Arrangements - Find a freedom of information request

I would like to request the following information regarding the working arrangements of your council staff:

1.   Current Working Arrangements: Could you please provide details on the current working arrangements for council employees? Specifically, I am interested

in the proportion of staff working:

A.  Fully remotely,

B.  Fully in-office, and

C.  On a hybrid basis (part remote, part in-office).

2.   Hybrid/Home Working Policy: If applicable, could you share a copy of the council's policy or guidelines on hybrid and/or home working, including any updates or changes made since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

3. Any job roles where working from home or hybrid working is not permitted. 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council (LCC). I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1 and 3. LCC do not hold this information on a central register that is readily available. Where LCC have front line posts that are based in the office, some staff may be able to work from home on occasion, but LCC do not a record of which teams within service areas this applies to.

2. LCC’s Smarter Working Policy can be found below:

Link: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/employment-policies/smarter-working-policy

As such, this information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the exemption set out at Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which provides that a public authority need not comply with a request for disclosure under the Act where that information is reasonably accessible by other means.