Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 24280

Department for Education: Foster Care

Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025

Question

Josh MacAlister

LabourWhitehaven and Workington

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) her 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 their home an

Answer

Janet Daby
Employees at the department have a statutory right to request flexible working which applies from the first day of employment. Employees can make two statutory requests for flexible working in any 12-month period and this will include requests to support ...

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