Written question asked by Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 5 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 December 2025. It was answered by Josh MacAlister (Labour) on Monday, 15 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Kinship Care: Leave
- Question
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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
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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 of working families, such as kinship carers.
In 2023, the department published ‘Kinship Carers in the Workplace: Guidance for Employers’, which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kinship-carers-in-the-workplace-guidance-for-employers. This sets out best practice for supporting kinship carers at work, including how to adapt internal policies, signpost existing entitlements and create a culture of support to meet the needs of kinship carers. The department has since implemented our own Kinship Leave and Pay offer and we encourage all organisations to review their guidance and explore what changes they can make.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 97651
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Leave Kinship care
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