Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 25196

Department for Work and Pensions: Parental Leave

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Department for Work and Pensions applies the statutory eligibility criteria for shared parental leave, which includes the parent or parents we employ working for at least 26 weeks up to a relevant date. DWP does not offer its staff shared parental lea...

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