Disclosure Log

council officers being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom (FOI/7379)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 24 February 2026

Dear *********,

 

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/7379

Thank you for your request for information relating to council officers being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom.

We are now able to provide the following information:



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, 20223/24, 2024/25, 2025/26:

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

2022 - to date
One for each year

2. If possible, for each employee given permission, please provide their pay band, and the country which they were provided permission to work from.

We have considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). After reviewing the information you are seeking, we must refuse this element of your request under Section 40(2) of FOIA, which applies to personal data relating to a third party.

The information you have requested relates solely to one identifiable individual. Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, disclosure of identifiable personal data must be lawful, fair and transparent. The ICO guidance makes clear that public authorities must refuse disclosure where releasing the data would breach the data-protection principles.
We have therefore concluded that:

  • The requested information constitutes personal data of a living individual.
  • Disclosure would be unlawful, unfair, and not transparent, as required under UK GDPR principle (a).
  • There is no lawful basis under Article 6 UK GDPR that would permit disclosure.
  • Section 40(2) FOIA therefore applies, and there is no public interest test, as the exemption is absolute for third-party personal data.

Because the information concerns only one person, it is not possible to anonymise it without rendering the information meaningless. As such, we cannot disclose any part of it.
 

We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful, however if you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled, then please email us at [email protected] quoting the reference FOI/7379 and we will be happy to review your request

For future reference, Nottinghamshire County Council regularly publishes previous FOI requests and answers on its website, under Disclosure logs, that may provide details relating to your query. (see link) Your privacy: we use your personal information such as name and address so that we can comply with our legal obligations to respond to FOI requests.  For further details about the use of information about you, please see the information handling privacy notice on our website at https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/4323566/informationgovernanceandinformationrightsprivacynotice.pdf

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review.   Requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information Team, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or Yours sincerely

Complaints and Information Team

Chief Executives Department

Nottinghamshire County Council

The Council is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring all personal information is kept confidential and safe. For more details see our general and service specific privacy notices at: https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/global-content/privacy