Request
Please send information on the amount of money spent to date since 19 January 2022 by your department on equipment to help civil servants work from home and itemise what that money was spent on (number of desks, chairs etc.).
Please also provide any current guidance, if applicable, issued to civil servants in your department on hybrid or working from home arrangements and how many days they are expected to be in the office.
Outcome
Information provided.
Response
Please send information on the amount of money spent to date since 19 January 2022 by your department on equipment to help civil servants work from home and itemise what that money was spent on (number of desks, chairs etc.).
Please find below details of The National Archives spending on work from home equipment since the 19/01/2022:
Equipment Type Amount Ordered Total Cost of equipment
Chairs 4 £888.43
Desk 3 £413.31
Lumbar Back Support 1 £43.94
Total Spent: £1,345.68
Please also provide any current guidance, if applicable, issued to civil servants in your department on hybrid or working from home arrangements and how many days they are expected to be in the office.
Please find attached a copy of The National Archives’ current guidance on hybrid working, based on the central guidance from CS HR as part of government’s smarter working initiative.