Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 6241
Kinship Care: Leave
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Ian Lavery
Labour — Blyth and Ashington
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing the same rights to leave for kinship carers as are are in place for adoption leave.
Answer
Justin MaddersThe Government greatly values kinship carers who come forward to care for children who cannot live with their parents. The Government has committed in the Plan to Make Work Pay to review the system of parental leave to ensure that it better supports worki...
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