Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 97651

Kinship Care: Leave

Tabled: 5 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a new right to kinship care leave.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The government has launched a review of the parental leave system, which represents a much-needed opportunity to consider the department’s approach to the system of parental leave and pay. This will consider whether the support available meets the needs o...

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