This is an information request relating to council officers being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom. By the United Kingdom, I refer to Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, not including the crown dependencies. Please include the following information for the following financial years, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26:

1. The number of employees currently with permission to work outside of the United Kingdom
11

2. The number of employees who were given permission to work outside of the United Kingdom in the 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 financial years
2023/24: 5
2024/25: 47, however only 11 > 31 days
2025/26: 38, however only 11 > 31 days
*note that access is granted for agreed period and rescinded thereafter for security reasons.

3. If possible, for each employee given permission, please provide their pay band, and the country which they were provided permission to work from
Provided list of countries permission to work abroad was granted:
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Brazil
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Gran Canaria
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Ireland
Netherlands
Nigeria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Sardinia, Italy
South Africa
South Korea
Spain/Tenerife
Switzerland
Turkey
USA