Written question asked by Peter Kyle (Labour) on Thursday, 26 April 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 May 2018 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 1 May 2018. A substantive answer was provided by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Adoption: Self-employed
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136096 on Self-employed: Adoption, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on statutory adoption leave for the self-employed of the request by adoption agencies that adoptive parents spend a minimum of six months at home when a child is first placed.
- Answer
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Adoption agencies will have a range of policies about how long they would ask adoptive parents to stay at home once a child is placed with them. We work closely with the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Association of Directors of Children's Services when developing policy on adoption.
As previously stated, where adopters do not qualify for family related statutory pay because they are self-employed, local authorities may make a payment equivalent to Maternity Allowance. This is at the discretion of the local authority and is means-tested.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 138509
- Session
- 2017-19
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- Subjects
- Adoption Leave Self-employed
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