Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13195 on Civil Service: Facilities Agreements, which departments (a) operate check off for trade union subscriptions and (b) charge trade unions for that service; and whether he plans to make changes to charging practices.

Cabinet Office does not hold a central record of which departments currently (a) operate check off for trade union subscriptions and (b) charge trade unions for that service. While departments are responsible for setting their own policies regarding the administration of trade union subscriptions, the Civil Service Management Code (Section 7.3) provides guidance to departments on voluntary deductions from the pay of civil servants, including trade union subscriptions. The Government has no current plans to update the management code on this matter.