Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 24285
Department for Work and Pensions: Foster Care
Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025
Question
Josh MacAlister
Labour — Whitehaven and Workington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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
Answer
Andrew WesternAll employees of DWP, including foster carers, have access to flexi time and can exercise their legal right to request other kinds of flexible working. Specific provision exists for foster carers to have paid time off for their initial assessment, trainin...
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