Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 24280
Department for Education: Foster Care
Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Question
Josh MacAlister
Labour — Whitehaven 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 DabyEmployees 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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