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DfE held staff event but higher education minister did not attend, Research Professional News understands
The Department for Education has admitted it “would have been better” had a Christmas “gathering” not taken place in its offices while London was under Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions last year.
The DfE said that a “gathering of colleagues who were already present in the office, and who had worked together throughout the pandemic as they couldn’t work from home”, took place on 10 December 2020.