Hybrid Working team correspondence: FOI release

Information requested

“Under The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, I request sight of:

1. ALL records of MEETINGS held in 2025 by the HYBRID WORKING team

2. ALL plans for the HYBRID WORKING team

3. the ORDERS and REMIT of the HYBRID WORKING TEAM”

Response

The first part of your request you asked for “all records of meetings held in 2025 by the Hybrid Working Team". I have attached the following documents as PDF files covering this.

Document 1 - Agenda Hybrid Working - Equality Staff Network Engagement session

Document 2 - Agenda Hybrid Working - Equality Staff Network Engagement session

Document 3 - Monday 7 July Agenda Hybrid Working - Equality Staff Network Engagement session

Document 4 - Hybrid Working - Discussion Summary - Disability Session 07.07.2025

Document 5 - Tuesday 8 July Agenda Hybrid Working - Equality Staff Network Engagement session

Document 6 - Hybrid Working - Discussion Summary - Sex + Gender Session 08.07.2025

Document 7- Thursday 10 July Agenda Hybrid Working - Equality Staff Network Engagement session

Document 8 - Hybrid Working Discussion Summary - Faith or Belief Session 10.07.2025

Document 9 - Monday 14 July Agenda Hybrid Working - Equality Staff Network Engagement session

Document 10 - Hybrid Working Discussion Summary - Race Session 14.07.2025

Document 11 - Tuesday 15 July Agenda Hybrid Working - Equality Staff Network Engagement session

Document 12 - Hybrid Working Discussion Summary - LGBTi Session 15.07.2025

Document 13 - Wednesday 16 July Agenda Hybrid Working - Equality Staff Network Engagement session

Document 14 - Hybrid Working Programme - Internal Comms Check In - 29 July 2025 - notes and actions

Document 15 - Hybrid Working Programme - Workstream Leads meeting notes - 30 July 2025 - SENSITIVE

Document 16 - Equality Staff Network Engagement Session Sept - Hybrid Working

Document 17 - Hybrid Working Programme - Staff Network check-ins notes - 18 to 29 September 2025

Document 18 - Hybrid Working Programme - CSGU meeting of 15 October 2025

Document 19 - Hybrid Working Programme - CSGU meeting of 15 October 2025 - notes and actions sent 15 October 2025

Document 20 - Hybrid Working Programme - CSGU meeting of 28 October 2025

Document 21 - Hybrid Working Programme - CSGU meeting of 28 October 2025 - notes and actions sent 29 October 2025

An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, e.g. names/contact details of individuals, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

For the second part of your request, you asked for “all plans for the Hybrid Working Team”. Again, I have attached the following documents as PDF files covering this;

• Document 22 - Hybrid Working Programme - communications plan to publication - 12 June 2025 - Hybrid working review comms plan FINAL
• Document 23a - Hybrid Working Programme - PMO - Plan - Milestones
• Document 23b - Hybrid Working Programme - PMO - Plan - Plan
• Document 23c - Hybrid Working Programme - PMO - Plan - Comms & Engagement

An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, e.g. names/contact details of individuals, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act
2018.

This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

Lastly, you asked for “the orders and remit of the Hybrid Working Team”. I have attached the following documents as PDF files covering this;

• Document 24 - Paper Commission - People & Place Board 24 July - slides Hybrid working review - 24 July 2024
• Document 25 - Paper Commission - People & Place Board 24 July Hybrid Working Review Working Group ToR June 2024 (FINAL)
• Document 26 - Hybrid Working Programme - Oversight Group - Terms of Reference - 29 July 2025

An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, e.g. names/contact details of individuals, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act
2018.

This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

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FOI 202500492365 - Information Released - Documents 1-26

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