Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 24284

Department for Transport: Foster Care

Tabled: 15 January 2025

Answered: 23 January 2025

Question

Josh MacAlister

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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

Mike Kane

The Department for Transport does not have a specific policy to support foster carers (except where staff are fostering to adopt and may be eligible for adoption leave). It has policies to support carers, including parental leave, paid and unpaid special ...

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