To ask the Secretary of State for Health what policy on (a) core hours and (b) flexible working hours is operated by his Department and each agency and non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.[107649]
The working day is divided into band widths and core times. In the Department of Health these are:
| Starting bandwidths | 07.00–10.00 |
| Morning core time | 10.00–12 00 |
| Lunchtime band widths | 12.00–14.00 |
| Afternoon core time | 14.00–15 30 |
| Finishing band widths | 15.30–19.00 |
| Starting bandwidths | 07.00–09.30 |
| Morning core time | 09.30–12.00 |
| Lunchtime band widths | 12.00–14.00 |
| Afternoon core time | 14.00–15.00 |
| Finishing band widths | 15.00–19.00 |
The National Care Standards Commission—flexitime is available to administrative support staff on salary bands 1–5 inclusive, only with line manager's approval. The following bandwidths apply:
| Starting bandwidths | 08.00–09.30 |
| Morning core time | 09.30–12.00 |
| Lunchtime band widths | 12.00–14.00 |
| Afternoon core time | 14.00–16.00 |
| Finishing band widths | 16.00–18.00 |
For other groups of staff that are not covered by the flexi-time scheme identified above, the commission supports the process of flexible working without the use of a formalised scheme.
The National Radiological Protection Board operate a similar flexible working hours scheme:
Mondays-Thursdays
| Fridays
| |
| Morning core time | 09.30–11.45 | 09.30–11.45 |
| Afternoon core time | 14.00–16.00 | 14.00–15.30 |
Heads of Departments and Directorates do not participate.