Minister Admits Just 25 Percent of Department’s Civil Servants Are Back in Office

Minister Admits Just 25 Percent of Department’s Civil Servants Are Back in Office
A London bus passes the Department of Education building in London, Britain, on Dec. 28, 2020. Hollie Adams/Getty Images
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Only about 25 percent of staff in one government department are currently in the office on any one day, a minister has said, despite the Chancellor advocating the benefits of young people returning to the workplace.

Gillian Keegan, minister for apprenticeships and skills, gave the estimate for the Department for Education when asked on Times Radio on Tuesday morning how many civil servants have returned to the office.