A question on #MinistryOfHousingCommunitiesAndLocalGovernment #ParentalLeave tabled by Dame Harriett Baldwin on 21-01-2025 has been answered by Alex Norris.

Heading: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Parental Leave
Question ID: 1757289
UIN: 25201
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-21
Asking Member ID: 4107
Asking Member display name: Dame Harriett Baldwin
Asking Member handle: hbaldwin
Asking Member Twitter reference: @hbaldwin
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
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Date answered: 2025-01-29
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4641
Answering Member display name: Alex Norris
Answering Member handle: AlexJJNorris
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AlexJJNorris
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Answer text: No. The Civil Service Management Code states that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requirements governing eligibility for this category of leave.’ Some staff may qualify for statutory shared ...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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