Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 24278
Department for Business and Trade: Foster Care
Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025
Question
Josh MacAlister
Labour — Whitehaven and Workington
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a new child into thei
Answer
Justin MaddersThe Department for Business and Trade allows foster carers to take paid special leave for both training and to settle a new foster child into their home. Employees also have the statutory right to request flexible working which applies from the first day ...
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