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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a new child int

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
17 Jan 2025
Answer
23 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a new child int

  2. 17 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has a number of policies which support employees who are foster carers and, subject to line manager approval, include:A dedicated fostering employee policy where employees may be granted 5 days paid leave and up...

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