Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25193
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Parental Leave
Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Question
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Conservative — West Worcestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerNo. The Civil Service Management Code sets out that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requirements governing eligibility for this category of leave.’ However, some staff could qualify for stat...
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