Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2021 to Question 15260 on Civil Service Agencies: Standards, whether his Department has received any communication from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government under paragraph 4 of the Civil Service Management Code in relation to proposals to change terms and conditions for civil servants employed by Homes England; and what steps he has taken to communicate his policy that threatening fire and rehire as a negotiating tactic is unacceptable to (a) Homes England and (b) the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
As referenced in the answer to PQ 15260 the Civil Service Management Code (CSMC) only binds organisations that employ civil servants, which Homes England do not. It is for Homes England to decide how to manage their workforce and related pay processes.